tawdry

adjective

Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance. synonym: garish.

adjective

Shameful or indecent.

noun

Cheap and gaudy finery.

noun

A piece of rustic or cheap finery; a necklace, as of strung beads; a ribbon.

Characterized by cheap finery; gaudy; showy and tasteless; having too much or misapplied ornament; cheap; worthless.

Synonyms Tawdry, Gaudy. That which is tawdry has lost whatever freshness or elegance it has had, but is worn as if it were fresh, tasteful, and elegant, or it may be a cheap and ostentatious imitation of what is rich or costly; that which is gaudy challenges the eye by brilliant color or combinations of colors, but is not in good taste.

noun

A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey’s fair; hence, a necklace in general.

adjective

Bought at the festival of St. Audrey.

adjective

Very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance; having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap and gaudy

adjective

Cheap and gaudy; showy.