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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedaubed
  1. gaudy
  2. garish
  3. painted
  4. showy
  5. coated
  6. tawdry
  7. swank
  8. loud
Adjective
  • Chuy's is also known for its maximalist and gaudy interior design and atmosphere.
    Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 18 July 2024
  • They were hidden from Eliza by a palm made gaudy with orchids.
    Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of gaudy
Adjective
  • The handset's design was more conservative, offered less thermal management hardware than previous handsets, and the garish bright colors and cyber-glow had been moved out of the phone and into a clip-on gaming peripheral.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Instead it’s been turned into a pantomime with outlandishly garish costumes.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of garish
Verb
  • The sun has disappeared beyond the middle-class condos of West Palm Beach and the western sky is painted tangerine.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • There are no windows from Ski Dubai to the outside world and its walls and ceiling are painted in a creamy-blue color giving it a perpetual appearance of twilight.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of painted
Adjective
  • Rainy springtime walk in Central Park This is a showy couple with a penchant for theatrics.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The operatic numbers are showy and gorgeous, with great costumes and production design.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of showy
Verb
  • The outer surfaces were then sanded, covered with rice paper, coated, painted, and polished to a smooth hydrodynamic finish.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The mac and cheese is coated with buttery bubbly cheese and is just as comforting for these colder months.
    Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of coated
Adjective
  • Image Those actions were, apparently, tawdry means to an end.
    Richard Fausset, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Managers leapt at the chance to democratize theater and shed the tawdrier aspects of its reputation, and pantomime was a great way to do so.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of tawdry
Adjective
  • Casona Roma Norte is a swank new hotel with paneled walls and a lobby filled with curved couches, set in a pink mansion.
    Mary Holland, AFAR Media, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Toby Maloney of Chicago’s award-winning the Violet Hour consulted on the cocktails, creating a menu that travels through a century of New York City: the Gilded Age’s cocktail inspirations, the swank supper clubs of the ’40s, the cocktail renaissance of the ’50s and ’60s, and the excess of the ’80s.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of swank
Adjective
  • The blizzard gave them some issues, but the over 1,000 staff members are more than ready to welcome the loudest fans in the NFL, plus some Texans fans hoping to see an upset.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Cubs fans greeted Sosa with cheers and only a smattering of boos, which were drown out by the loud applause.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of loud
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