adj. cheap and showy; gaudy; sleazy
An excess of gold braid and glittery beads gave the costumes a tawdry look.
An excess of gold braid and glittery beads gave the costumes a tawdry look.
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''The words had a corny ring, like the title of a cheap paperback with a tawdry cover.'' What does 'tawdry' mean?
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cheap; flashy; gimcrack;meretricious; tacky
tasteful
2 syllables
taw-dry
audrey
audry
chaudhry
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