gaudy implies a tasteless use of overly bright, often clashing colors or excessive ornamentation.
circus performers in gaudy costumes
tawdry applies to what is at once gaudy and cheap and sleazy.
tawdry saloons
garish describes what is distressingly or offensively bright.
garish neon signs
flashy implies an effect of brilliance quickly and easily seen to be shallow or vulgar.
a flashy nightclub act
meretricious stresses falsity and may describe a tawdry show that beckons with a false allure or promise.
a meretricious wasteland of casinos and bars
Example Sentences
rich young men who drive flashy cars I bought the CD primarily for its flashy cover design.
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