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garishly

garishly adverb: in a garish manner.

Adverb

garishly (comparative more garishly, superlative most garishly)

  1. In a garish manner.
    • "My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours...1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
    • Euston: The vast main concourse screens displayed advertising again on March 2, on a two-week trial - but less garishly following public complaints.2026 March 18, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Midlands”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 21

Forms of garishly

comparativemore garishly
superlativemost garishly

Origin of garishly

From garish + -ly.

Questions about garishly

What does garishly mean?
Garishly means in a garish manner.
What part of speech is garishly?
Garishly is an adverb.

Words near garishly in the dictionary

  1. Garima
  2. Garinagu
  3. Garis
  4. Garises
  5. garish
  6. garishly
  7. garishness
  8. garishnesses
  9. garison
  10. garisons
  11. Garividi

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