Adjective: tawdry (tawdrier,tawdriest) to-dree
- Morally low or disreputable
"The tawdry details of the scandal"; "Their tawdry affair became public"
- Cheap, showy, and of poor quality
"The casino's tawdry decorations"; "A tawdry imitation of luxury";
- gimcrack, tacky [informal]
Derived forms: tawdrier, tawdriest
See also: bum [informal], cheap, cheesy [informal], chintzy [N. Amer, informal], crumby [informal], crummy [informal], distasteful, punk [N. Amer, informal], tacky [informal], tinny [archaic]
Encyclopedia: Tawdry