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garishOverly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
tawdrynoun(of clothing, appearance, etc.) Cheap and gaudy; showy.
brassynoun(informal) Impudent; impudently bold.
meretriciousTastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
gaudynounVery showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
flashyShowy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
tackynoun(colloquial) Of low quality.
tastelessHaving no flavour; bland; insipid.
loudnoun(of a sound) Of great intensity.
tattynounTattered; dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn
cheapverbLow or reduced in price.
trashyLike trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.
flashnoun(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.

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meretriciousTastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
tawdrynoun(of clothing, appearance, etc.) Cheap and gaudy; showy.
garishOverly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
tackynoun(colloquial) Of low quality.
gaudynounVery showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
trashyLike trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.
flashyShowy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
loudnoun(of a sound) Of great intensity.
tastelessHaving no flavour; bland; insipid.
flashnoun(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
cheapverbLow or reduced in price.
brassynoun(informal) Impudent; impudently bold.
tattynounTattered; dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn
in poor taste
triflenoun(figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
craptastic(slang, vulgar) Of extremely poor quality.
cruddynoun(slang) Crummy, lousy, worthless.
crummynoun(informal, British Columbia and Northwestern US) A small van, bus, or railway car used to transport loggers or other resource workers to and from the worksite.
execrableHateful, disgusting.
shabbyOf clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.

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