Webtaw· dry ˈtȯ-drē ˈtä- tawdrier; tawdriest 1 : cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality tawdry clothing/jewels tawdry furniture "Well, I found myself seated in a horrid little private box … I looked out from behind the curtain and surveyed the house. It was a tawdry affair, all Cupids and cornucopias, like a third-rate wedding-cake." Oscar Wilde

Webtaw•dry (ˈtɔ dri) adj. -dri•er, -dri•est, n. adj. 1. showy and cheap; gaudy. 2. low or mean; base. n. 3. cheap, gaudy apparel. [1605–15; short for (Sain)t Audrey lace, i.e., neck lace bought at St. Audrey's Fair in Ely, England] taw′dri•ly, adv. taw′dri•ness, n.

Webtawdry adjective (LOW QUALITY) looking bright and attractive but in fact cheap and of low quality: Their ugly front garden and tacky, tawdry lights fail to reflect our village image. A …

Webadjective, taw·dri·er, taw·dri·est. (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap. low or mean; base: tawdry motives. noun cheap, gaudy apparel. OTHER WORDS FOR …

Web1 : having a cheap and ugly appearance tawdry [= tacky] decorations 2 : morally low or bad The scandal was a tawdry affair. — tawdriness / ˈtɑːdrinəs/ noun [noncount]

WebDefinitions of tawdry. adjective. tastelessly showy. “ tawdry ornaments”. synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, trashy. tasteless. lacking aesthetic or social taste. adjective. cheap and shoddy.

Webtawdry adjective (LOW QUALITY) looking bright and attractive but in fact cheap and of low quality: Their ugly front garden and tacky, tawdry lights fail to reflect our village image. A …

Webtawdry in American English (ˈtɔdri) (adjective -drier, -driest) adjective 1. (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap 2. low or mean; base tawdry motives noun 3. cheap, gaudy apparel SYNONYMS 1. flashy, meretricious. ANTONYMS 1. elegant. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.