gaudy1
adj.
(gaudier, gaudiest)
extravagantly or tastelessly bright or showy.
Derivative
- gaudily adv.
- gaudiness n.
Etymology
C15: prob. from gaud + -y1.
gaudy2
n.
(pl. gaudies)
Brit. a celebratory dinner or entertainment held by a college for old members.
Etymology
C16 (in the sense ‘rejoicing, a celebration’): from L. gaudium ‘joy’, or from gaude ‘rejoice!’, imper. of gaudere.
