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Definition of: tawdry
(tô′drē) adjective ·dri·er, ·dri·est
Showy without elegance; excessively ornamental; gaudy.
—noun Cheap, pretentious finery. [Short for tawdry lace, alter. of St. Audrey's lace, a type of silk neckpiece sold at St. Audrey's Fair at Ely, England]
—taw′dri·ly adverb
—taw′dri·ness noun
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