gayish (B1)
adjective
Definition
gayish means overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as gayish.
A gayish tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became gayish after the announcement.
How to Use gayish
- gayish + noun (collocation)
- Use gayish before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a gayish reaction."
- become gayish (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became gayish near the end."
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