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    TAWDRY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: tawdrier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, tawdriest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: tawdrier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: tawdriest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Made of inferior workmanship and materialsplay

    Example:

    cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob

    Synonyms:

    cheapjack; shoddy; tawdry

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    inferior (of low or inferior quality)

    Derivation:

    tawdriness (tasteless showiness)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Tastelessly showyplay

    Example:

    tawdry ornaments

    Synonyms:

    brassy; cheap; flash; flashy; garish; gaudy; gimcrack; loud; meretricious; tacky; tatty; tawdry; trashy

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    tasteless (lacking aesthetic or social taste)

    Derivation:

    tawdriness (tasteless showiness)

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