flamboyantly

adverb

Definition of flamboyantlynext
as in ostentatiously

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Recent Examples of flamboyantly This flamboyantly ambitious novel, which takes place in a version of Atlanta known as Atlantis, follows the life of George Washington Jonson, a Black cop with a liking for white women. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Rooms are decorated with minibars crafted in Jaipur, flamboyantly upholstered chairs, Murano-glass chandeliers, and marbled wallpaper sourced and crafted in Italy. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 Sister Daphne belongs to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an LGBTQ+ group made up mostly of people who dress flamboyantly as nuns. — ABC News, 25 July 2026 The experience of the drink is composed, elegant even, a sophisticated push and pull subtlety and counterbalance, but the list of ingredients reads, to me, to be almost flamboyantly random. — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 July 2026 And Cayden Alley is endearing and playful as Damian, the school’s most flamboyantly gay student. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026 Egerton, by contrast, gets to grandstand a bit more flamboyantly. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 Across medieval Europe, aristocrats repeatedly set off fashion fads and scandals by wearing poulaines, shoes whose flamboyantly elongated pointed toes could stretch far beyond the natural length of their feet. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026 In his social orbit are a flamboyantly gay colleague played by Mason Gooding and a roommate questioning her own sexuality, played by Chase Sui Wonders. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flamboyantly
  1. ostentatiously
  2. gaudily
  3. garishly
  4. loud
  5. colorfully
  6. loudly
  7. brilliantly
Adverb
  • Ahmed wrapped his face in a red kaffiyeh—the fantasy of a man in hiding, ostentatiously drawing attention to himself.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Bryan Fuller’s expressionistic procedural is ostentatiously gruesome, yes, but the increasingly disturbing interplay between Will and Hannibal — cat and mouse, will-they/won’t they — is a full course meal on its own.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of ostentatiously
Adverb
  • On our first morning, Sara and I woke to one of the roughly 300 days of sun that Taos receives each year—gaudily beautiful weather for the end of February.
    — Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
Definition of gaudily
Adverb
  • But where the exhibitions on Cribs were charmingly, sometimes garishly, idiosyncratic, today’s represent a subtler and often more generic version of taste.
    — Kim Hew-Low, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of garishly
Adverb
  • Complex tasks can require multiple agents generating thousands of words worth of logs outlining their steps, which could feel like trying to monitor a thousand people talking out loud, Riedl said.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Emotions run high and loud; the camera peers closely into their grief.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of loud
Adverb
  • The Canada phenomenon reflects, albeit more colorfully, sourcing trends seen on a global scale.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Union members and their supporters were dressed colorfully, clad in red or green, and their march through the Brussels city center passed off peacefully.
    — Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of colorfully
Adverb
  • To dance wildly and sing loudly and wrap their arms around each other.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Indeed, Rabe might just have the toughest job of all, and not because she is regularly called upon to joust (sometimes loudly) with performers as skilled and, to repeat, beloved as Louis-Dreyfus and Harris.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of loudly
Adverb
  • Most Sherlock Holmes stories are mysteries – intricate, complex and brilliantly written.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Hirose, who also writes and edits, has constructed a brilliantly volatile scenario, vulnerable to any number of potentially explosive and destructive dramatic developments.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of brilliantly

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