Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Garish

Garish (gâr"ish) , adjective

[Compare Old English gauren to stare; of uncertain origin. Compare gairish.]

1.
Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention.
The garish sun. — Shakespeare
A garish flag. — Asham
In... garish colors. — J. H. Newman
The garish day.
Garish like the laughters of drunkenness. — Jer. Taylor
2.
Gay to extravagance; flighty.
It makes the mind loose and garish. — South