garishly

adv

garishly

adv

Etymology From garish + -ly.

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, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]."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:

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