Tawdry

This word can be used to describe that looks flashy/attractive but actually is cheap and of
low quality.

Usage examples -

• The glory of tawdry romance
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This word has a story associated with with.

There was one queen in ancient England. Here name was Saint Audrey. When she was young she was very fond of necklaces. Irony of here life is that she died of throat tumor. She was of the opinion that her throat developed tumor because she used to like necklaces very much.



The word tawdry is an alteration of her name - [Sain]t-audrey.


In figurative sense this word means low/mean/base/ignoble.
Usage examples -

• Tawdry motives

In these tawdry times of entertainment great emphasis is given to sensual content.

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Other words with similar meaning Gaudy, Shoddy, Cheapjack, garish