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garish

ga·rish

UK/ˈɡɛəɹɪʃ/ US/ˈɡɛːɹɪʃ/ rare

adjective

1.

tastelessly showy

  • “a flash car”
  • “a flashy ring”
  • “garish colors”
  • “a gaudy costume”
  • “loud sport shirts”
  • “a meretricious yet stylish book”
  • “tawdry ornaments”
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Origin

Unknown, possibly from obsolete Middle English gawren (“to stare”) which is of uncertain origin, probably from Old Norse gá (“to watch, heed”) or gaurr (“rough fellow”) (Proto-Indo-European *gʰow-rós, from *gʰew- (“to be angry”)). Compare with English gaw.

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