1.
If you say that something is ~, you are critical of it because it involves a lot of violence, sex, or shocking detail.
...~ accounts of Claire’s sexual exploits...
Some reports have contained ~ accounts of deaths and mutilations.
= sensational
ADJ: usu ADJ n disapproval
~ly
His cousin was soon cursing ~ly.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
If you describe something as ~, you do not like it because it is very brightly coloured.
She took care to paint her toe nails a ~ red or orange.
ADJ: usu ADJ n disapproval
~ly
It had a high ceiling and a ~ly coloured square of carpet on the floor.
ADV: usu ADV adj/-ed