gaudily en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English gaudy Middle English -ly English -ly English gaudily From gaudy + -ly.
Meanings
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In a gaudy manner.
Apparently, Henry VII visited the city [Bristol] in 1487, "taking care to entail a sumptuary fine on the citizens because their wives dressed too gaudily".
2023 January 11, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: castles and cathedrals”, in RAIL, number 974, page 55:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most gaudily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more gaudily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |