tawdry

• Qualifie quelque chose de voyant mais de mauvais goût, de médiocre qualité et dépourvu d'élégance.

Describes something that is showy but cheap and of poor quality; gaudy and lacking in taste or elegance.

1. Showy but cheapC1formal

   Appearing attractive or flashy but actually of poor quality or in bad taste.

   De mauvais goût mais voyant

   • She wore a tawdry necklace that looked like gold but was just painted plastic.
   • The decorations were tawdry and gaudy, lacking any elegance.
   • He bought a tawdry suit from a discount store that fell apart after one wear.

   Synonymesbrassycheapflashygarishgaudymeretriciousshowytackytrashyvulgar

   Antonymesclassyelegantqualityrefinedtasteful

2. Cheap and shoddyC1formal

   Of low quality, poorly made, or lacking in substance.

   de pacotille, de mauvaise qualité

   • The movie was criticized for its tawdry special effects and weak plot.
   • The furniture was tawdry, with loose joints and peeling veneer.
   • The journalist wrote a tawdry article full of sensationalism and half-truths.

   Synonymescheapchintzyflashygarishgaudymeretriciousshoddyshowytackytrashy

   Antonymesdurableexcellentfinequalitysuperior