gaudier

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Gaudy \Gaud"y\, a. [Compar. Gaudier; superl. Gauidiest.]

1.Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious. [1913 Webster]

Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.Gay; merry; festal. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Let's have one other gaudy night.— Shak.[1913 Webster]