tawdry

(tô'drē)
adj., -dri·er, -dri·est.

1. Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance. See synonyms at gaudy¹.
2. Shameful or indecent: tawdry secrets.

n.
Cheap and gaudy finery.

[From tawdry lace, lace necktie, alteration of Saint Audrey's lace (sold at the annual Saint Audrey's fair, Ely, England), after Saint Audrey (Saint Etheldreda), queen of Northumbria, who died in 679 of a throat tumor, supposedly because she delighted in fancy necklaces as a young woman.]

tawdrily taw'dri·ly adv.
tawdriness taw'dri·ness n.

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adjective

Tastelessly showy: brummagem, chintzy, flashy, garish, gaudy, glaring, loud, meretricious, tinsel. Informal tacky². See style/good style/bad style.

adj

Definition: cheap, tasteless
Antonyms: nice, sophisticated, tasteful

For a list of words related to tawdry, see:

• Unappealing, Shabby, Messy, Poor, or Clumsy
• Vulgar, Rude, Degenerate, or Wild

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - godtkøbs, billig, spraglet
n. - forlorent bras

Nederlands (Dutch)
goedkoop/smakeloos

Français (French)
adj. - clinquant, de mauvais goût, (fig) bas, minable
n. - camelote

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Flitter-, geschmacklos aufgeputzt, wertlos
n. - Flitterzeug, wertloser Putz

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (φτηνός και) φανταχτερός, κραυγαλέος, ακαλαίσθητος, χυδαίος, κακόγουστος
n. - φανταχτερά μπιχλιμπίδια

Italiano (Italian)
vistoso, ornamento vistoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - espalhafatoso
n. - enfeitado sem gosto

Русский (Russian)
лубочный, кричащий, безвкусный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de oropel, de relumbrón, oropel, relumbrón
n. - de oropel, de relumbrón, oropel, relumbrón

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - grann, prålig, billig, utstyrd
n. - grannlåt, prål, bjäfs

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
花俏而庸俗的, 俗丽的, 俗气的, 廉价而俗丽之物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 花俏而庸俗的, 俗麗的, 俗氣的
n. - 廉價而俗麗之物

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 고상하지 못한, 번지르르한
n. - 겉만 그럴듯한 싸구려 물건

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - けばけばしい, あくどい, 安っぽい
n. - けばけばしい装飾

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مبهرج (الاسم) حليه مبهرجه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זול, חסר טעם, ראוותני אך חסר-ערך, מקושט מדי‬
n. - ‮בגדים מפוארים צעקניים‬

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