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tawdry

/ˈtɔːdɹi/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Tawdry lace.
  2. Anything gaudy and cheap; pretentious finery.
  3. (of clothing, appearance, etc.) Cheap and gaudy; showy.
  4. (of character, behavior, situations, etc.) Unseemly, base, shameful.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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