garishly
2
7.6
- adverb
- /ˈɡɛrɪʃli/
:
de manera chillona
- The fortune teller kiosk is a garishly lit and decorated cube, designed to not be taken seriously.
- garishly painted
- garishly lit
- garishly decorated
So they're now this completely white thing, all Greek statutory was very garishly painted, as a matter of fact.
- So they're now this completely white thing, all Greek statutory was very garishly painted, as a matter of fact.
Examples
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A group of Christian children congregated around a large, garishly decorated Christmas tree.
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The cottage was dark, but the Mori house and yard were garishly illuminated.
Fiction book (1999) -
Their nails and faces were garishly painted.
Academic text (1995) -
A small, garishly lit liquor store.
Fiction book (1995) -
My other neighbor has a clumsily and garishly painted gnome birdbath.
Blog text (28) -
The walls of the office were lined with bookshelves and several garishly painted, tusked, and black-haired African tribal masks.
Fiction book (1997) -
I stumbled around the garishly appointed room, with its heavy red curtains and deep purple bedspreads, amazed I’d slept so soundly.
Fiction book (1997) -
From one end of the long hedge to the other, garishly painted ceramic elves disported themselves in various pursuits, from carving pumpkins to playing cards on a toadstool.
Fiction book (1996) -
The movie theater's flashing marquee garishly illuminated the street.
Synonyms
3
6.8
In a way that uses bright colors and bold style to get attention
1
5.5
In a clumsy way that is not graceful
1
8.2
In a showy way that has too many decorations and details
1
6.3
In a way that is too bright and too decorated
1
7.0
In a way that is bright and meant to attract attention
1
7.2
In a way that is bright and attracts attention
In a cheap, showy way that looks tasteless
In a way that looks cheap and not stylish
In a showy way that attracts attention
In a way that shines or sparkles to attract attention
In a very bright and obvious way
In a way that does not look fashionable
Antonyms
How Showy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Garishly comes from garish, which means 'too bright or showy'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine something garnished with too many bright colors so it looks loud and tasteless, so garishly means 'in a way that is overly bright and lacking good taste'.