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 Definitions of tawdry  [ˈtɔ dri]  

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Definition of 'tawdry' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) tawdry
showy and cheap; gaudy.

2.  tawdry
low or mean; base.

3. (n.) tawdry
cheap, gaudy apparel.

Etymology:  (1605–15; short for (Sain)t Audrey lace, i.e., neck lace bought at St. Audrey's Fair in Ely, England)

Definition of 'tawdry' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
tastelessly showy
"a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"

2. (adj) cheapjack, shoddy, tawdry
cheap and shoddy
"cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist


Definition of 'tawdry' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) tawdry
a necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair; hence, a necklace in general

2.  tawdry
bought at the festival of St. Audrey

3.  tawdry
very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance; having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap and gaudy; as, a tawdry dress; tawdry feathers; tawdry colors



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