Both Uses of
gaudy
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- He found the count standing before some copies of Albano and Fattore that had been passed off to the banker as originals; but which, mere copies as they were, seemed to feel their degradation in being brought into juxtaposition with the gaudy colors that covered the ceiling.
Chpt 45-46gaudy = tastelessly showy
- The baron, followed by the count, traversed a long series of apartments, in which the prevailing characteristics were heavy magnificence and the gaudiness of ostentatious wealth,
Chpt 47-48 *gaudiness = tasteless showiness
Definition:
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(gaudy) tastelessly showy