B2adjectivefashionarts
US/ˈɡɔː.di/
UK/ˈɡɔː.di/
too bright and colorful in a way that looks cheap and lacks taste
In context
She wore a gaudy necklace that looked like plastic.
The hotel lobby was decorated in gaudy gold and red.
I find gaudy advertising on every street corner quite tiring.
Words that go with gaudy
adjective + noun
- gaudy colorsThe toys were painted in gaudy colors.
- gaudy jewelryHe sold gaudy jewelry to tourists.
- gaudy decorationsGaudy decorations covered the whole house at New Year.
- gaudy costumeThe singer appeared in a gaudy costume covered in sequins.
- gaudy displayThe shop window had a gaudy display of neon signs.
adjective + preposition
- gaudy inThe cover was gaudy in every shade of pink.