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garish

/ˈɡɛəɹɪʃ/

Meanings
adjective
Overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste.

Examples :

"The dress fits her well, but the pattern is rather garish."
appearance style quality

Related Words

Illustration bad

bad noun

/bæːd/ /bɛd/ /bæd/ /beəd/

Error, mistake.

"The student made a bad on the math quiz. "

Illustration well

well adjective

/wɛl/

In good health.

"My grandmother is well and enjoying her retirement. "

Illustration rather

rather verb

/ˈɹɑːðə/ /ˌɹɑːˈðɜː(ɹ)/ /ˈɹæðɚ/

To prefer; to prefer to.

"I rather enjoy helping my brother with his homework. "

Illustration colourful

colourful adjective

/ˈkʌlərfəl/ /ˈkʌləfʊl/

Possessing prominent and varied colors.

"The children drew a colourful picture of their family. "

Illustration fits

fits noun

/fɪts/

The degree to which something fits.

"Since he put on weight, his jeans have been a tight fit."

Illustration pattern

pattern noun

/ˈpat(ə)n/ /ˈpætəɹn/

Model, example.

"Following a consistent study pattern is key to success in school. "

Illustration dress

dress noun

/dɹɛs/

An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.

"Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses."

Illustration overly

overly adjective

/ˈoʊvərli/ /ˈoʊvərliː/

Superficial; not thorough; careless, negligent, inattentive.

"The student's research was overly reliant on a few quick online articles, making it superficial and lacking in depth. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration ostentatious

ostentatious adjective

/ˌɒs.tənˈteɪ.ʃəs/

Of ostentation.

"The student's new shoes were ostentatious, with bright, flashing colors and oversized buckles. "

Illustration taste

taste noun

/teɪst/

One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.

"He had a strange taste in his mouth."

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."