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Meaning of Tawdry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈtɔːdɹi

Definitions

  1. Tawdry lace.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. Anything gaudy and cheap; pretentious finery.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية رخيص
Български безвкусен
Bosanski bunt
Català carrincló xaró
Čeština laciný mrzký nevkusný přízemní
Deutsch aufgedonnert aufgetakelt bunt flitterhaft gemein geschmacklos kitschig schäbig ungebührlich ungehörig unschicklich unziemend unziemlich verkommen
Ελληνικά αγιοβασιλιάτικος
Español chabacano charro hortera
Français kitsch tape-à-l’œil
Hrvatski bunt
Nederlands kitscherig opzichtig smakeloos
Português espalhafatoso mixuruca
Русский безвкусный
Српски bunt
Türkçe rüküş

Examples

“That fiddling, parading fellow (you know who I mean) made us wait for him two hours […] only for the sake of having a little more tawdry upon his housings […].”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

tawdry lace Tawe Tawe-Uchaf taweez Tawer tawery

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