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garish

[gair-ish, gar-] / ˈgɛər ɪʃ, ˈgær- /


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Dozens of stores selling fireworks resembling flamethrowers and packaged in garish boxes saw little foot traffic on a weekday morning.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

They’re small, the colors are garish, and they’re coarser in feeling than the work for which he is best known.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Despite some impressively garish trousers, YouTuber George Clarke hit a bum note with his Jive to Harry Styles' As It Was.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

There now seems to be a bit of snickering immaturity in the film’s garish period trappings, though the emotional acuity and empathetic consideration of even the most minor of characters still makes “Boogie Nights” remarkable.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

I walk past a potted plant with a garish flower blossoming among its branches, and toward the dormitory that has become our temporary home here.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth