GARISHLY

garishly, tawdrily, gaudily

(adverb) in a tastelessly garish manner; “the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

garishly (comparative more garishly, superlative most garishly)

In a garish manner.

Anagrams

• yarlighs

Source: Wiktionary


GARISH

Gar"ish, a. Etym: [Cf. OE. gauren to stare; of uncertain origin. Cf. gairish.]

1. Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention. "The garish sun." "A garish flag." Shak. "In . . . garish colors." Asham. "The garish day." J. H. Newman. Garish like the laughters of drunkenness. Jer. Taylor.

2. Gay to extravagance; flighty. It makes the mind loose and garish. South.

– Gar"ish*ly, adv.

– Garish*ness, n. Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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