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 Gaud·y a. [Compar. Gaudier superl. Gauidiest.]
 1. Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious.
 Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,
 But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy.   --Shak.
 2. Gay; merry; festal.
    Let's have one other gaudy night.   --Shak.

 gaudier
      See gaudy

 gaudy
      adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish
             colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a
             meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
             [syn: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish,
             gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty,
             tawdry, trashy]
      2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
         [syn: flashy, jazzy, showy, sporty]
      n : a celebratory feast held annually at one of the colleges in
          a British university
      [also: gaudiest, gaudier]