Tawdry (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Flash
• Gimcrack
• Gaudy
• Loud
• Meretricious
• Trashy
• Flashy
• Cheap
• Tacky
• Tatty
• Garish
• Brassy

Related Words

• Tawdriness (noun)

Meaning ²

Made of inferior workmanship and materials; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Cheapjack
• Shoddy

Related Words

• Tawdriness (noun)