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Synonyms for gaudily


Grammar : Adv
Spell : gaw-dee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɔ di

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Définition of gaudily

Origin :
  • 1610s, from gaudy + -ly (2).
  • As in loudly : adv audibly
  • As in pompously : adv pretentiously
Example sentences :
  • "Excuse-a me," repeated the stranger, who was gaudily dressed in many colors.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell Down South » by Burt L. Standish
  • They were made entirely of birch bark, and gaudily painted on the bow and stern.
  • Extract from : « Hudson Bay » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • I did not mind how gaudily I dressed the part of Weeding Woman now.
  • Extract from : « Last Words » by Juliana Horatia Ewing
  • They frequently trimmed it with hare-skins and painted it gaudily.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2 » by Hubert Howe Bancroft
  • They often were painted, the inferior ones being the most gaudily colored.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Child » by Oscar Chrisman
  • The churches are numerous, and gaudily fitted up; but they contain neither paintings nor statuary of any merit.
  • Extract from : « Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, vol. 1/2 » by Charles Rochfort Scott
  • Some of the allied armies were as gaudily, if not so richly, accoutered as their adversary.
  • Extract from : « A Prince of Anahuac » by James A. Porter
  • The front of the villa was adorned with stucco and gaudily painted.
  • Extract from : « Women of England, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Burleigh James Bartlett
  • The chairs of state were then filled with gaudily dressed officials.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Malta » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • The males, both of birds and butterflies, are the most gaudily dressed.
  • Extract from : « The Andes and the Amazon » by James Orton

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