1. showy but cheap and of poor quality; gaudy and tasteless

Examples

• The hotel lobby was decorated with tawdry gold furniture and fake marble.
• She refused to wear the tawdry jewelry her aunt had given her.
• The carnival was full of tawdry attractions and flashing neon lights.
• His tawdry attempt to impress her with expensive gifts backfired.
• The store sold tawdry souvenirs to unsuspecting tourists.
• The mansion’s tawdry decorations revealed the owner’s lack of taste.