Definition of tawdry

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Tawdry

/ˈtɔːdri//ˈtɔːdri/

Word Originearly 17th cent.: short for tawdry lace, a fine silk lace or ribbon worn as a necklace in the 16th–17th cents, contraction of St Audrey's lace: Audrey was a later form of Etheldrida (died 679), patron saint of Ely where tawdry laces, along with cheap imitations and other cheap finery, were traditionally sold at a fair.

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intended to be bright and attractive but cheap and of low quality

nhằm mục đích sáng sủa và hấp dẫn nhưng giá rẻ và chất lượng thấp

Example:
  • tawdry jewellery

    đồ trang sức tục tĩu

involving low moral standards; extremely unpleasant or offensive

liên quan đến các tiêu chuẩn đạo đức thấp; cực kỳ khó chịu hoặc gây khó chịu

Example:
  • a tawdry affair

    một chuyện dâm ô

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