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- Dictionarytawdry/ˈtɔːdri/
adjective
- 1. showy but cheap and of poor quality: "tawdry jewellery"
noun
- 1. cheap and gaudy finery. archaic
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Tawdry means looking bright and attractive but in fact cheap and of low quality, or showing or having low moral standards. Learn more about this adjective, its usage and related words from Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
TAWDRY meaning: 1. looking bright and attractive but in fact...
- Znaczenie Tawdry, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
TAWDRY definicja: 1. looking bright and attractive but in...
- Traditional
TAWDRY translate: 俗艷而不值錢的. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Tawdry: Polish Translation
TAWDRY translate: podejrzany, tandetny. Learn more in the...
- Tawdry: Russian Translation
TAWDRY translate: грязный, занюханный, дешевый, безвкусный....
- Tawdry Turkish Translation
TAWDRY translate: adî, ahlaksız, çirkin, nahoş, ucuz ve...
- Nondescript
NONDESCRIPT definition: 1. very ordinary, or having no...
- Tavern
TAVERN definition: 1. a place where alcohol is sold and...
- English (US)
Tawdry means cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality, or morally sordid, base, or distasteful. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and related words of tawdry from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Tawdry means looking bright and attractive but in fact cheap and of low quality, or showing or having low moral standards. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see examples and synonyms, and compare it with related words.
Tawdry means cheap, showy, and of poor quality, especially of finery or trappings. It comes from a shortened and altered form of St Audrey lace, sold at a fair named after a saint. See more word history, derived forms, and example sentences.
Tawdry means cheap and showy, or unpleasant or immoral. It comes from a shortened form of St. Audrey lace, a necklace sold at a fair in England. See synonyms, antonyms, examples and usage trends.
Tawdry means cheap, shoddy, or tasteless. It can be used to describe almost anything from clothes to people to even events or affairs.
Tawdry means cheap, showy, and of poor quality, or shameful and indecent. It comes from tawdry lace, a type of finery sold at a fair in Ely, England. See examples, translations, and related words.