tawdrier — taw·dry || tÉ”Ëdrɪ adj. loud; cheap … English contemporary dictionary
Tawdriest — Tawdry Taw dry, a. [Compar. {Tawdrier}; superl. {Tawdriest}.] [Said to be corrupted from Saint Audrey, or Auldrey, meaning Saint Ethelreda, implying therefore, originally, bought at the fair of St. Audrey, where laces and gay toys of all sorts… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tawdry — Taw dry, a. [Compar. {Tawdrier}; superl. {Tawdriest}.] [Said to be corrupted from Saint Audrey, or Auldrey, meaning Saint Ethelreda, implying therefore, originally, bought at the fair of St. Audrey, where laces and gay toys of all sorts were sold … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tawdry — I. adjective (tawdrier; est) Etymology: tawdry lace a tie of lace for the neck, from Saint Audrey (Saint Etheldreda) died 679 queen of Northumbria Date: 1655 cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality; also ignoble < a tawdry attempt to smear his… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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tawdry — tawdrily, adv. tawdriness, n. /taw dree/, adj., tawdrier, tawdriest, n. adj. 1. (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap. 2. low or mean; base: tawdry motives. n. 3. cheap, gaudy apparel. [1605 15; short for ( … Universalium
tawdry — [[t]tɔ͟ːdri[/t]] tawdrier, tawdriest 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something such as clothes or decorations as tawdry, you mean that they are cheap and show a lack of taste. ...tawdry jewellery. Syn: tacky 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe … English dictionary
tawdry — adjective (tawdrier, tawdriest) 1》 showy but cheap and of poor quality. 2》 sordid; sleazy. noun archaic cheap and gaudy finery. Derivatives tawdrily adverb tawdriness noun Word History Tawdry is short for tawdry lace, a … English new terms dictionary
tawdry — UK [ˈtɔːdrɪ] / US [ˈtɔdrɪ] adjective Word forms tawdry : adjective tawdry comparative tawdrier superlative tawdriest 1) cheap and of bad quality 2) unpleasant, or immoral a tawdry affair Derived word: tawdriness noun uncountable … English dictionary
tawdry — /ˈtɔdri / (say tawdree) adjective (tawdrier, tawdriest) (of finery, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap. {shortened form of (Sain)t Audrey lace, i.e. lace bought at her fair in the Isle of Ely, a former county in eastern England} –tawdrily, adverb… …
