garishness

No reason is given, except for the obvious garishness, of course.

Was flamboyance and garishness no longer wanted in the world?

Given the intrinsic garishness of his original, he might well have enjoyed it.

But I am betting the sheer garishness of the concept will work well on two levels.

The garishness can still shock today; its effect on a world unprepared for it is beyond imagining.

There may be claims of overdoing it or garishness.

Later, ahead by 27-24, New Orleans again opted for garishness over muscle.

Indeed, it may be the overall garishness of the oil colors in the show that makes the quiet prints the most memorable.

America's lavish consumption does not appear to be as troublesome as its garishness.

Stained glass takes on the garishness of the Kurfurstendamm.

Or so it seemed; then he looked closer and saw the shabbiness of the old furnishings, the garishness of the new.

It warmed into intense white the little temples of the wayside, and beat on our heads with tropical garishness.

Second, there is that garishness, that magnetic visual vibrancy.

Though sometimes criticized as overbuilt, the towns taken together still lack the garishness that has spoiled other Swiss resorts.

Pants were buttoned up the sides and sherbet colors played against each other with no taint of garishness.

The garishness must be truly hideous.

He was dressed in the brightly colored clothing common to the Rovers, and the garishness of his garb made him seem larger still.

By stripping out nearly all the composer's characteristic garishness, he also removes much of the flavour and colour.

At the other end of the scale is the fascinating garishness of the Santa Cruz boardwalk.

Is it enough for a building to question the constrictions of Northern European modernism through a new sort of garishness?

I have been increasingly alarmed by the garishness and inappropriateness of the large advertisements that have proliferated in the area.

But for a visitor new to the production, the garishness of the costumes jarred with the starkness of the sets.

Her palette approaches garishness: blue, yellow and black, accented with reds, oranges and greens.

And architecturally, casinos, with their neon and basic garishness, would fit perfectly in this adult playground.

But for all the traditional garishness, you'll see nothing as ambitiously out-of-the-ordinary as the planned towns of 30A.