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   tawdry

   /ˈtɔːdri/

   adjective

   • 1. showy but cheap and of poor quality: "tawdry jewellery"
   • ▪ sordid or unpleasant: "the tawdry business of politics"

   noun

   • 1. cheap and gaudy finery. archaic

   Word Origin early 17th century: short for tawdry lace, a fine silk lace or ribbon worn as a necklace in the 16th–17th centuries, contraction of St Audrey's lace: Audrey was a later form of Etheldrida (died 679), patron saint of Ely where tawdry laces, along with cheap imitations and other cheap finery, were traditionally sold at a fair.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tawdrily adverb
   • 2. tawdriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTAWDRY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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...

   • Tawdry: Polish Translation

     TAWDRY translate: podejrzany, tandetny. Learn more in the...

   • Tawdry: Russian Translation

     TAWDRY translate: грязный, занюханный, дешевый, безвкусный....

   • Nondescript

     NONDESCRIPT definition: 1. very ordinary, or having no...

   • Simplified

     TAWDRY translate: 俗艳而不值钱的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Bathes

     BATHE definition: 1. to swim, especially in the sea, a...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     tawdry 의미, 정의, tawdry의 정의: 1. looking bright and attractive...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tawdryTawdry Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTAWDRY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTAWDRY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Tawdry means cheap, showy, and of poor quality, or unpleasant or immoral. Learn the word origin, synonyms, antonyms, and examples of tawdry in sentences from Collins Dictionary.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › tawdryTAWDRY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Tawdry definition: (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.. See examples of TAWDRY used in a sentence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tawdryTawdry - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Tawdry means cheap, shoddy, or tasteless. It can be used to describe almost anything from clothes to people to even events or affairs.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › tawdryTawdry - definition of tawdry by The Free Dictionary

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   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.