Tawdry: alternatives and connections

Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.

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Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.

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Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass.

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A bargain; a purchase; cheapness.

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To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.

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Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright.

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Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention.

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Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious.

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A trivial mechanism; a device; a toy; a pretty thing.

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Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.

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Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic.

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A fibrous material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo.

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Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried.

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Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel.

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