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tawdrily
taw·dry T0062600 (tô′drē)adj. taw·dri·er, taw·dri·est 1. Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance. See Synonyms at garish.2. Shameful or indecent: tawdry secrets.n. Cheap and gaudy finery.
[From tawdry lace, lace necktie, alteration of Saint Audrey's lace (sold at the annual Saint Audrey's fair, Ely, England), after Saint Audrey (Saint Etheldreda), queen of Northumbria, who died in 679 of a throat tumor, supposedly because she delighted in fancy necklaces as a young woman.]
taw′dri·ly adv.taw′dri·ness n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | tawdrily - in a tastelessly garish manner; "the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers"garishly, gaudily |
Translationstawdrily
Related to tawdrily: tawdriness, tawdrierSynonyms for tawdrilyadv in a tastelessly garish mannerSynonyms |