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91garish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. showy, gaudy. See ostentation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. showy, gaudy, loud, ostentatious; see ornate 1 , vulgar 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. flashy, showy, gaudy, glaring, loud,… …
92gaudy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. garish, showy, cheap, blatant, tawdry; gay, bright, flashy. See color, ostentation, vulgarity. Ant., plain. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. showy, flashy, tawdry; see ornate 1 , vulgar 1 . III (Roget s… …
93glaring — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fierce; bright, dazzling, showy; conspicuous, flagrant, obvious, notorious. See color, visibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Shining] Syn. blinding, dazzling, blazing; see bright 1 . 2. [Staring]… …
94loud — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. flashy (see ostentation, vulgarity); sonorous (see loudness). Ant., soft; restrained. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having volume of sound] Syn. deafening, ringing, ear rending, ear piercing, ear… …
95ornament — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Anything that beautifies Nouns 1. ornament, ornamentation, ornateness; adornment, decoration, embellishment, dressing, décor. 2. garnish, polish, varnish, gilding, lacquer, enamel; cosmetics (see… …
96tacky — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal, shabby, shoddy, seedy, cheap, tawdry, sleazy, cheesy (sl.), in poor taste; sticky, adhesive. See coherence, deterioration. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. tasteless unstylish, cheap,… …
97tawdry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cheap, showy, flashy; loud, garish; tinsel, gimcrack. See vulgarity, ostentation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sleazy, showy, gaudy, garish, tacky*; see also common 1 , poor 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
98tinsel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tawdriness, gaudiness, frippery, show; baubles, gewgaws. See ornament, deception, ostentation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tawdry, gaudy, pretentious, fake, glossy, cheap, catchpenny, alloyed, pseudo; …
99vulgarity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Bad taste Nouns 1. vulgarity, vulgarism; barbarism; offense, bad taste; inelegance, indelicacy; gaucherie, ill breeding, discourtesy, incivility; coarseness, indecorum, boorishness; rowdyism,… …
100gilt — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gilded, golden, plated, gold washed, tinseled, glittering, showy, gaudy, specious, meretricious, painted, varnished, shiny, sparkling, gleaming, lustrous, gold filled, alloyed, overlaid, gold edged, tinsel, trumpery,… …
