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Synonyms for garishly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : gair-ish, gar-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɛər ɪʃ, ˈgær-

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Définition of garishly

Origin :
  • 1590s, from garish + -ly (2).
  • As in loudly : adv audibly
Example sentences :
  • He was bareheaded, and very beautifully, though not garishly clad.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • There appeared an elderly man, in a black frockcoat, loose-fitting and not too garishly new, a student's coat rather than a fop's.
  • Extract from : « Bunker Bean » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The young miner followed his companion's gaze through the garishly lit crowd.
  • Extract from : « Blazed Trail Stories » by Stewart Edward White
  • The world at large had a way of calling them painted women; but this day their faces were not painted nor were they garishly clad.
  • Extract from : « Old Judge Priest » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • We crossed the garishly bright road and went in silence through quiet streets.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
  • He didn't go into a garishly splendid place, named The Second Stop.
  • Extract from : « The Planet Strappers » by Raymond Zinke Gallun
  • He took her arm and walked her into the garishly lighted bar-room, bracing himself militantly for what might happen.
  • Extract from : « The City of Numbered Days » by Francis Lynde
  • Bending forward, he glared into the garishly splotched face of his daughter and put his hand to his throat, struggling for speech.
  • Extract from : « Our Square and the People in It » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • He had been walking beside a garishly liveried groom who was leading an enormous Holstein bull toward the judging enclosure.
  • Extract from : « Lad: A Dog » by Albert Payson Terhune
  • Sutlers' wagons did not lack, garishly stocked, forlorn as Harlequin in the day's stress.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

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