Tawdry Definition & Meaning
tawdry
- adjective
- tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
- cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist
"Tawdry" in song lyrics
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"sukey tawdry"
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Words that rhyme with tawdry
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- What does tawdry mean?
- tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist
- What part of speech is tawdry?
- Tawdry is an adjective.
- How many definitions does tawdry have?
- Tawdry has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).