GARISH

Gar″ish (?), a. [[Cf. OE. gauren to stare; of uncertain origin. Cf. gairish.]] 1. 1. Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention. “The garish sun.” “A garish flag.” Shak. “In . . . garish colors.” Asham. “The garish day.” J. H. Newman.
Garish like the laughters of drunkenness. Jer. Taylor. 2. 2. Gay to extravagance; flighty.
It makes the mind loose and garish. South. — Gar″ish‐ly, adv. — Garish‐ness, n. Jer. Taylor.