Gar″ish (?), a. [Cf. OE. gauren to stare; of uncertain origin. Cf. gairish.] 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. Gay to extravagance; flighty.
It makes the mind loose and garish. South.
— Gar″ish‐ly, adv. — Garish‐ness, n.Jer. Taylor.