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Webster 1828 Edition


Gairish

GA'IRISH

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Adj.
[Gr. proud, boasting.]
1.
Gaudy; showy; fine; affectedly fine; tawdry.
Monstrous hats and gairish colors.
2.
Extravagantly gay; flighty.
Fame and glory transport a man out of himself; it makes the mind loose and gairish.