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adjective

Definition of bedaubednext
as in gaudy

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bedaubed

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verb

past tense of bedaub
as in smeared
to rub an oily or sticky substance over the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup

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  1. gaudy
  2. garish
  3. painted
  4. showy
  5. coated
  6. tawdry
  7. swank
  8. loud
Adjective
  • The gaudy designs of fan-favorite heroes were toned down, their costumes shaded in muted tones.
    Jack King, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Textures don’t have to be too gaudy but should add an interesting aspect to your look.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of gaudy
Adjective
  • Ryan enjoys the performances of Quinn and Hechinger, both perversely weird and in garish face powder and recalling Joaquin Phoenix’s incestuous turn in the first film, but the movie doesn’t quite go far enough into the twisted and weird.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Tom did grow up an orphan, under the care of his garish Aunt Dottie.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
Definition of garish
Verb
  • Eventually, Arthur painted his face, started calling himself Joker, and took vengeance on the culture, including by killing a celebrity on air.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The entire room was painted in White Picket Fence by Dunn-Edwards.
    Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of painted
Adjective
  • Sun Exposure: Part to full shade Soil Type: Moist, well-draining, rich Soil pH: Slightly acidic to Neutral (6.5-7.5) USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 Hostas are well known for their showy foliage—and their propensity to attract slugs and snails.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The former President’s Boeing 757, known as Trump Force One, performed a showy flyover as thousands of supporters cheered.
    Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of showy
Verb
  • An open-pit vermiculite mine, which operated from 1963 to 1990, coated the area — and residents’ lungs — with needle-like asbestos fibers.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Key components, including the escapement wheel and anchor, are coated in DiamonSil, a combination of silicon and synthetic diamond that improves durability and precision.
    Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of coated
Adjective
  • Paparazzi stalked him for tawdry headlines about his divorce with his first wife, Sadie Frost, in 2003, and he was even hacked by the U.K. tabloid News of the World, under secret surveillance for years without knowing it.
    Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
  • But our concern is not with tawdry tales of Ferraris, Rolexes, and ball gowns.
    Steve Weisman, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of tawdry
Adjective
  • Most recently design director for Guy Goodfellow, Hodson-Taylor previously worked at David Collins Studio and Nicky Haslam’s NH Design, so he’s bound to draw from his portfolio of swank interiors.
    Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Many of the buildings look like skeletons, but the shops and markets stay open, by day people walk the streets, and the swank patrons of a dance club party into the night… As a filmmaker, the British director Steve McQueen might be one of the last old-school classicists.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of swank
Adjective
  • The keyboard's scissor-switch mechanisms are nearly soundless affairs and a welcome contrast to the loud clacking of a mechanical keyboard.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Throughout the building there are also devices that measure audio levels and can even pinpoint which individual fans are the loudest.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of loud
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