Tawdry describes finery or items that are gaudy, showy, and cheap, or signifies low, base motives.
Tawdry describes finery or items that are gaudy, showy, and cheap, or signifies low, base motives.
| Front | tawdry \TAW-dree\ |
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| Back | adjective 1. (of finery, trappings, etc.) Gaudy; showy and cheap. 2. Low or mean; base: tawdry motives. noun 3. Cheap, gaudy apparel. |
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