Gaudy and Stately

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Gaudy adjective - Excessively showy.

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Stately is an antonym for gaudy.

Nearby Words: gaudily, gaud

Stately adjective - Having or showing elegance.

Usage example: a stately dowager in an evening gown

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Gaudy is an antonym for stately.

Nearby Word: statehood

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