Conspicuously and offensively excessive or ostentatious, especially in color or decoration.
The parade float was a terrible mess. So much glitter and bright paint, it hurt your eyes. Honestly, it was just too much, really gaudy and embarrassing for everyone to see.
The carnival barker's smile was as wide as his ridiculously sequined waistcoat, a gaudy explosion of pink and lime green that made my eyes hurt. He gestured wildly, his voice a booming promise of impossible feats, but all I saw was that awful, loud outfit.
The carnival barker's voice boomed, his costume a tangle of clashing stripes and sequins, so gaudy it hurt your eyes. He shoved a sticky flyer into your hand, smelling of stale popcorn and something vaguely metallic, promising impossible prizes behind a curtain of cheap velvet.
My Aunt Mildred's new hat was a disaster. It was so gaudy, it looked like a rainbow exploded on a bird's nest. Feathers stuck out everywhere, and the glitter was so bright, I think it blinded a passing squirrel. It was just too much, too loud, and way too sparkly.
Barnaby Buttercup, a squirrel with an unfortunate flair for the dramatic, insisted his new acorn collection be displayed in a *gaudy*, neon-pink velvet box. He felt the bright, excessive color truly captured the shiny opulence of each nut, even if the other squirrels just stared, mouths agape at the sheer ostentatiousness.
He shoved the gaudy sequined shirt into the overflowing donation bin. It clashed horribly with everything else, a blinding explosion of color that felt wrong, too much. Honestly, it was just embarrassing.
She adjusted the enormous, gaudy brooch pinned to her ceremonial robes. The gemstone, the size of a pigeon's egg, clashed horribly with the embroidery. Her mentor's glare was sharp enough to slice through the oppressive silence in the chamber.
The contestant's outfit was a nightmare. Sequins clashed with neon stripes, a truly gaudy display that screamed for attention and completely drowned out her earnest performance.
Barnaby's new Hawaiian shirt was a masterpiece of bad taste. Bright pink hibiscus flowers clashed with neon green palm trees, a truly gaudy explosion that made onlookers wince. He thought it was stylish; everyone else just wanted sunglasses to look away.
Barnaby's new pet hamster, Reginald, sported a ridiculously gaudy miniature disco ball collar. It flashed blinding neon pinks and electric blues, ostentatiously reflecting off his tiny, bewildered whiskers. He looked less like a hamster and more like a reject from a Vegas showgirl convention.
Her new outfit was a disaster. The dress, a blinding neon green, was adorned with sequins that flashed with every movement. She’d even added a giant, feathered hat that seemed to defy gravity. It was all so gaudy, screaming for attention in a way that made everyone else uncomfortable.
The traveling circus arrived with a parade of impossibly bright wagons. Each one was painted with clashing, neon hues and adorned with so many glittery trinkets that the whole procession felt garish, like a poorly mixed cocktail of every available pigment.
The bazaar vendor's stall overflowed with shimmering scarves and clanking bracelets, a gaudy explosion of cheap tin and neon thread. I recoiled, the sheer, overwhelming excess of it all feeling like a personal assault, too much to even comprehend.
Barnaby's new suit was a truly gaudy spectacle. Imagine a peacock had a fight with a disco ball and then threw up glitter; that was Barnaby's attire. The garish orange and lime green clashed with the sequined lapels, a truly conspicuous and offensively excessive display.
The antique automaton, a clockwork peacock, unfurled its tail feathers in a shockingly gaudy display, each metallic plume adorned with rhinestones and neon-pink glitter. Its programmed squawk, amplified by tiny bellows, punctuated the egregious, sequined spectacle with an almost defiant lack of taste.
His inherited mansion was an absolute spectacle, adorned with such gaudy excesses. Crimson velvet draped every surface, gold filigree snaked across the ceilings, and the sheer ostentation felt suffocating.
The merchant, hoping to entice discerning patrons, adorned his stall with bolts of fabric so aggressively vibrant they assaulted the eyes. His wares, festooned with an incessant, gaudy display of gold thread and crimson dye, spoke less of opulence and more of desperate, clamorous avarice.
The politician’s vestments were a gaudy explosion of gold thread and peacock feathers, an attempt to project an image of regal authority that instead elicited only derision from the assembled diplomats. His pronouncements felt equally overwrought, a barrage of empty promises designed to impress rather than inform.
Barnaby's flamboyant tuxedo, an ostentatious explosion of sequined peacocks and neon stripes, was undeniably gaudy, making a strong case for a strict dress code at the opera. His ostentatious display, a veritable cacophony of visual excess, was quite the spectacle.
The pugilistic platypus, Bartholomew, sported a genuinely gaudy sequined speedo, its ostentatious fuchsia and chartreuse clash assaulting the optic nerves of all piscine spectators. He’d acquired the garment from a clandestine bazaar catering to aquatic fashionistas with questionable discernment.
Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.