Gaud"less, a. Destitute of ornament. [R.]

Gaud"y (?), a. [Compar. Gaudier (?); superl. Gauidiest.] 1.

Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious.

Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not expressed in fancy;

rich, not gaudy.

Shak.