More showy, colorful, or flashy in a way that seems cheap or in poor taste.
Comparative form of 'gaudy,' which comes from the Latin 'gaudium' (joy) through Middle English, eventually meaning excessively bright or ornamental.
The word 'gaudy' originally meant joyful and festive, but over centuries it shifted to mean *excessively* flashy—showing how words can flip from positive to negative as culture changes what's considered tasteful.
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