tawdry

Definition of tawdry

Adjectives

tastelessly showy
"tawdry ornaments"
Synonyms:
brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, trashy
tasteless
lacking aesthetic or social taste
cheap and shoddy
Synonyms:
cheapjack, shoddy
inferior
of low or inferior quality

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