gaudy

gaudy

gaudy (plural gaudies)

1. A reunion held by one of the colleges of the University of Oxford for alumni, normally held during the summer vacations.

gaudy (comparative gaudier, superlative gaudiest)

1. Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
   • 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice:

     The rooms were lofty and handsome, and their furniture suitable to the fortune of its proprietor; but Elizabeth saw, with admiration of his taste, that it was neither gaudy nor uselessly fine; with less of splendour, and more real elegance, than the furniture of Rosings.

   • 2005, Thomas Hauser & Marilyn Cole Lownes, ""How Bling-bling Took Over the Ring"", The Observer, 9 January 2005:

     Gaudy jewellery might offend some peoples sense of style. But former heavyweight champion and grilling-machine entrepreneur George Foreman is philosophical about todays craze for bling-bling.

	chiassoso
	very showy or ornamented

	sgargiante
	very showy or ornamented

	vistoso
	very showy or ornamented

Altri significati:

flowery (speech)

Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.

A reunion held by one of the colleges of the University of Oxford for alumni, normally held during the summer vacations.

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