tawdry
31tawdry — [ˈtɔːdri] adj 1) cheap and of bad quality 2) unpleasant or immoral …
32tawdry — taw•dry [[t]ˈtɔ dri[/t]] adj. dri•er, dri•est, n. 1) showy and cheap; gaudy 2) low or mean; base 3) cheap, gaudy apparel • Etymology: 1605–15; short for (Sain)t Audrey lace, i.e., neck lace bought at St. Audrey s Fair in Ely, England taw′dri•ly,… …
33tawdry — /ˈtɔdri / (say tawdree) adjective (tawdrier, tawdriest) (of finery, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap. {shortened form of (Sain)t Audrey lace, i.e. lace bought at her fair in the Isle of Ely, a former county in eastern England} –tawdrily, adverb… …
34tawdry lace — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier St. Audrey s lace, after St. Audrey (Etheldreda or Æthelthrȳth) died 679 queen of Northumbria who founded an abbey at Ely; from the tradition that she died of a throat tumor inflicted as a punishment for her …
35Tawdrier — Tawdry Taw dry, a. [Compar. {Tawdrier}; superl. {Tawdriest}.] [Said to be corrupted from Saint Audrey, or Auldrey, meaning Saint Ethelreda, implying therefore, originally, bought at the fair of St. Audrey, where laces and gay toys of all sorts… …
36Tawdriest — Tawdry Taw dry, a. [Compar. {Tawdrier}; superl. {Tawdriest}.] [Said to be corrupted from Saint Audrey, or Auldrey, meaning Saint Ethelreda, implying therefore, originally, bought at the fair of St. Audrey, where laces and gay toys of all sorts… …
37tawdriness — tawdry ► ADJECTIVE (tawdrier, tawdriest) 1) showy but cheap and of poor quality. 2) sordid; sleazy. DERIVATIVES tawdriness noun. ORIGIN short for tawdry lace, a fine silk lace or ribbon, contraction of St Audrey s lace: Audrey was the patron… …
38Tawdries — Tawdry Taw dry, n.; pl. {Tawdries}. A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey s fair; hence, a necklace in general. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Of which the Naiads and the blue Nereids make Them tawdries for their necks. Drayton. [1913… …
39gaudy — gaudy, tawdry, garish, flashy, meretricious are comparable when meaning vulgar or cheap in its showiness. Something is gaudy which uses gay colors and conspicuous ornaments or ornamentation lavishly, ostentatiously, and tastelessly {gaudy floral… …
40gaudy — I. adjective (gaudier; est) Date: 1582 1. ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented 2. marked by extravagance or sometimes tasteless showiness ; outlandish < gaudy lies > < gaudy claims >; also exceptional …
