tawdry meaning and definition

TAWDRY adjective

Definition of tawdry (adjective)

1. tastelessly showy
   • "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
   • synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, trashy
2. cheap and shoddy
   • "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist
   • synonyms: cheapjack, shoddy