gewgawed

English

Etymology

From gewgaw +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡjuːɡɔːd/

Adjective

gewgawed (comparative more gewgawed, superlative most gewgawed)

1. Covered in or decorated with gewgaws.
   • 1972, John Gardner, Grendel, London, page 31:

     The inside walls would be beautifully painted and hung with tapestries, and every cross-timber or falcon's perch was carved and gewgawed with toads, snakes, dragon shapes, deer, cows, pigs, trees, trolls.