2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Garish \Gar"ish\ (g[^a]r"[i^]sh), a. [Cf. OE. gauren to stare; of uncertain origin. Cf. {gairish}.] 1. Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention. "The garish sun." "A garish flag." --Shak. "In . . . garish colors." --Asham. "The garish day." --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] Garish like the laughters of drunkenness. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. Gay to extravagance; flighty. [1913 Webster] It makes the mind loose and garish. --South. -- {Gar"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Gar"ish*ness}, n. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: garishly adv : in a tastelessly garish manner; "the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers" [syn: {tawdrily}, {gaudily}]
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