adjective
- 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.