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tawdry

Main Entry:: ¹taw·dry
Pronunciation:: \ˈtȯ-drē, ˈtä-\
Function:: adjective
Inflected Form(s):: taw·dri·er; taw·dri·est
Etymology:: tawdry lace a tie of lace for the neck, from St. Audrey (St. Etheldreda) died 679 queen of Northumbria
Date:: 1655

: cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality; also : ignoble <a tawdry attempt to smear his opponent>

synonyms see gaudy

— taw·dri·ly

Listen to the pronunciation of tawdrily

\-drə-lē\ adverb

— taw·dri·ness

Listen to the pronunciation of tawdriness

\-drē-nəs\ noun

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