Associations to the word «Gaudy»

Wiktionary

GAUDY, adjective. Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
GAUDY, adjective. (obsolete) gay; merry; festive
GAUDY, noun. One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited.
GAUDY, noun. A reunion held by one of the colleges of the University of Oxford for alumni, normally held during the summer vacations.

Dictionary definition

GAUDY, noun. (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college.
GAUDY, adjective. Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments".
GAUDY, adjective. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne