garish

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garish

/ˈɡɛəɹɪʃ/ UK
/ˈɡɛːɹɪʃ/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈɡɛəɹɪʃ/ US
/ˈɡɛɹɪʃ/
/ˈɡeːɹɪʃ/ Australia
/ˈɡeəɹɪʃ/ New Zealand
/ˈɡiəɹɪʃ/
/ˈɡeɾɪʃ/ Scotland
/ˈɡɜːɹɪʃ/

Rhymes with -ɛəɹɪʃ

Where it comes from

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.

adjective more garish · most garish

Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. The dress fits her well, but the pattern is rather garish.
Similar: bedizened, blatant, blingish, brash, campy, catchpenny, chichi, chintzy, corny, crass, crude, flashy

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adj overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste

Español	gárrido, chillón, vistoso, colorinche (Lat. Am.), charro, estrambótico
हिन्दी	भड़कीला bhaṛkīlā, भड़कदार bhaṛakdār, शोख़ śox, चटकीला caṭkīlā
Português	garrido
Français	criard, tape-à-l'œil, voyant
Deutsch	grell, protzig, auffallend, aufdringlich, knallig, knallbunt
Italiano	pacchiano, appariscente, vistoso, chiassoso, sgargiante
Ελληνικά	χτυπητός chtypitós, φανταχτερός fantachterós, κακόγουστος kakógoustos
Română	bătător la ochi, țipător, strident
Русский	крича́щий kričáščij, показно́й pokaznój

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@misc{garish_2026,
  title = {garish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/garish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}