tawdry
📖 Definitions
adjective
Cheap, showy, and gaudy.
💬 Usage Examples
“When they visit Las Vegas and stay at Caesar’s Palace, she gazes in wonder at the tawdry casino.” Why Did Sebastian Lelio Remake “Gloria”?; The Economist (London, UK); Mar 12, 2019. “‘His library will service the man,’ says the architect. ‘His will be something very tawdry and very tacky.’” Andrew Buncombe; ‘Tacky’, ‘Tawdry’, and a Project of Self-Aggrandisement; The Independent (London, UK); Feb 4, 2021.