Gaudier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gaudy \Gaud"y\, a. [Compar. {Gaudier}; superl. {Gauidiest}.]
     1. Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or
        meretricious.
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              Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,


              But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy. --Shak.
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     2. Gay; merry; festal. --Tennyson.
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              Let's have one other gaudy night.     --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gaudier
       See {gaudy}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gaudy
       adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish
              colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a
              meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
              [syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish},
              {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty},
              {tawdry}, {trashy}]
       2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
          [syn: {flashy}, {jazzy}, {showy}, {sporty}]
       n : a celebratory feast held annually at one of the colleges in
           a British university
       [also: {gaudiest}, {gaudier}]