adjective · rare

tawdry

tawdry · tawdrier · tawdriest

безвкусный

kitschig, geschmacklos, flitterhaft, bunt

Of clothing, appearance, etc., cheap and gaudyOf clothing, appearance, etc., cheap and gaudy; showy.

UK/ˈtɔːdɹi/US/ˈtɔ.dɹi/

» What a tawdry dress!

До чего безвкусное платье!

Meaning

2 senses

Of clothing, appearance, etc., cheap and gaudy; showy.
kitschig, geschmacklos, flitterhaft
безвку́сныйbezvkúsnyj
Of a character, behavior, or situation, etc., unseemly, base, mean-spirited, shameful.
schäbig, ungehörig, unschicklich

More definitions

made of inferior workmanship and materials
tastelessly showy

Examples

1 sentences

What a tawdry dress!
ruДо чего безвкусное платье! — Olya
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

gaudy:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

gaudy:

unseemly, base, shameful, sordid:

Origin

Shortened from tawdry lace; originally a corruption and rebracketing of Saint Audrey lace

Shortened from tawdry lace; originally a corruption and rebracketing of Saint Audrey lace (from Old English Æðelþrȳð). The lace necklaces sold to pilgrims to Saint Audrey fell out of fashion in the 17th century, and so tawdry was reinterpreted as meaning “cheap” or “vulgar”.

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