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gaudy
gaudy /ˈɡɔːdi $ ˈɡɒːdi/ adjective
 Date: 1400-1500
 Origin: gaud 'bright decorative object' (14-19 centuries), probably from Old French gaudir 'to enjoy'
clothes, colours etc that are gaudy are too bright and look cheap – used to show disapproval:
    gaudy jewelry
—gaudily adverb
—gaudiness noun [uncountable]
     
THESAURUS
■ bright colours
    bright used about a colour that is strong and easy to see: The front door was painted bright red.
    brilliant/vivid used about a colour that is very bright: I looked out at the brilliant blue sky. | vivid red flowers
    colourful British English, colorful American English used about things that have many different bright colours: There were window boxes full of colourful flowers.
    multicoloured British English, multicolored American English used about things that have a pattern of many different bright colours: A multicoloured flag waved in the midday sun.
    gaudy/garish too brightly coloured, in a way that is unattractive: The wallpaper was much too gaudy for me. | a garish orange tie