—adj. (tawdrier, tawdriest)
1 showy but worthless.
2 over-ornamented, gaudy, vulgar.
—n. cheap or gaudy finery.
Derivatives:
tawdrily adv. tawdriness n.
Etymology: earlier as noun: short for tawdry lace, orig. St Audrey's lace f. Audrey = Etheldrida, patron saint of Ely
Useful english dictionary. 2012.