Gimcrack (Adjective)
Meaning
Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The hotel room's tacky decor was epitomized by the gimcrack vase on the bedside table.
- He arrived at the party in a gimcrack sports car with gleaming chrome wheels.
- My aunt's gimcrack jewelry collection was infamous among the family for its gaudiness.
- The gimcrack packaging of the perfume seemed to be trying too hard to impress.
- Their gimcrack decorations made the wedding reception look more like a toddler's birthday party.