Antonyms for gaudily

Grammar : Adv

Spell : gaw-dee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɔ di

Definition of gaudily

Origin : 1610s, from gaudy + -ly (2).

As in loudly : adv audibly
As in pompously : adv pretentiously

Example sentences :

"Excuse-a me," repeated the stranger, who was gaudily dressed in many colors.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell Down South » by Burt L. Standish

They were made entirely of birch bark, and gaudily painted on the bow and stern.
Extract from : « Hudson Bay » by R.M. Ballantyne

I did not mind how gaudily I dressed the part of Weeding Woman now.
Extract from : « Last Words » by Juliana Horatia Ewing

They frequently trimmed it with hare-skins and painted it gaudily.
Extract from : « The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2 » by Hubert Howe Bancroft

They often were painted, the inferior ones being the most gaudily colored.
Extract from : « The Historical Child » by Oscar Chrisman

The churches are numerous, and gaudily fitted up; but they contain neither paintings nor statuary of any merit.
Extract from : « Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, vol. 1/2 » by Charles Rochfort Scott

Some of the allied armies were as gaudily, if not so richly, accoutered as their adversary.
Extract from : « A Prince of Anahuac » by James A. Porter

The front of the villa was adorned with stucco and gaudily painted.
Extract from : « Women of England, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Burleigh James Bartlett

The chairs of state were then filled with gaudily dressed officials.
Extract from : « The Story of Malta » by Maturin M. Ballou

The males, both of birds and butterflies, are the most gaudily dressed.
Extract from : « The Andes and the Amazon » by James Orton

Synonyms for gaudily

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