tawdry
11tawdry — taw|dry [ˈto:dri US ˈto: ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: tawdry lace necklace (16 18 centuries), from St. Audrey s lace, from St. Audrey 7th century queen of Northumbria, England; because it was originally sold at fairs in honor of St. Audrey]… …
12tawdry — UK [ˈtɔːdrɪ] / US [ˈtɔdrɪ] adjective Word forms tawdry : adjective tawdry comparative tawdrier superlative tawdriest 1) cheap and of bad quality 2) unpleasant, or immoral a tawdry affair Derived word: tawdriness noun uncountable …
13tawdry — I. adjective (tawdrier; est) Etymology: tawdry lace a tie of lace for the neck, from Saint Audrey (Saint Etheldreda) died 679 queen of Northumbria Date: 1655 cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality; also ignoble < a tawdry attempt to smear his… …
14Tawdry — Some words evolve in an odd way. Consider tawdry, which evolved from the name of St. Audrey, a person once revered in Great Britain. The story began in the seventh century with a princess named Etheldrida (spelled several different ways) who… …
15tawdry — tawdrily, adv. tawdriness, n. /taw dree/, adj., tawdrier, tawdriest, n. adj. 1. (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap. 2. low or mean; base: tawdry motives. n. 3. cheap, gaudy apparel. [1605 15; short for ( …
16tawdry — adj. Tawdry is used with these nouns: ↑tale …
17tawdry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cheap, showy, flashy; loud, garish; tinsel, gimcrack. See vulgarity, ostentation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sleazy, showy, gaudy, garish, tacky*; see also common 1 , poor 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
18tawdry — taw|dry [ tɔdri ] adjective 1. ) unpleasant or immoral: a tawdry affair 2. ) inexpensive and of bad quality ╾ taw|dri|ness noun uncount …
19tawdry — [17] Anna, Anglo Saxon king of East Anglia, had a daughter called Etheldrida, who became queen of Northumbria (she died in 679). She had an inordinate fondness in her youth for fine lace neckerchiefs, and when she was later afflicted by a fatal… …
20tawdry — adjective cheaply and badly made: tawdry jewellery and fake furs tawdriness noun (U) …
