criard — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brash adj Overconfident and tactless, often in a way that ignores how others feel.
- garish adj Unpleasantly bright or showy, in a tasteless way.
- gaudy adj Showy or overdecorated to the point of looking cheap or tasteless.
- shrill adj High-pitched and sharp, often unpleasantly so.
- strident adj Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.
Senses
criard is used for these senses in English:
- brash (of things) Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
- garish Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]
- gaudy Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
- shrill Having a shrill voice.
- strident Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.
- vociferously In a vociferous manner.
brash — full definition
- adj Overconfident and tactless, often in a way that ignores how others feel.
- adj Bold or showy in an unsubtle, sometimes tasteless way.