Tawdry - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtɔːdrɪ|
Brit.
|ˈtɔːdrɪ|
adjective
- tastelessly showy (syn: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, trashy)
tawdry ornaments
- made of inferior workmanship and materials (syn: cheapjack, shoddy)Extra examples
The scandal was a tawdry affair.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: tawdrier
superlative: tawdriest
comparative: tawdrier
superlative: tawdriest
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