taw|dri|ly

taw|dri|ly
taw|dri|ly «T druh lee», adverb.
in a tawdry manner.

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  • taw´dri|ness — taw|dry «T dree», adjective, dri|er, dri|est, noun, plural dries. –adj. 1. showy and cheap; gaudy; flashy. SYNONYM(S): garish. 2. dressed in gaudy and cheap clothes. –n …   Useful english dictionary

  • taw|dry — «T dree», adjective, dri|er, dri|est, noun, plural dries. –adj. 1. showy and cheap; gaudy; flashy. SYNONYM(S): garish. 2. dressed in gaudy and cheap clothes. –n …   Useful english dictionary

  • dri — al·ex·an·dri·an·ism; anax·i·man·dri·an; an·dri·as; an·dri·cus; ca·len·dri·cal; char·a·dri·i·dae; chon·dri·fi·ca·tion; chon·dri·fy; chon·dri·ome; cli·nan·dri·um; cua·dri·lla; cua·dri·lle·ro; cy·lin·dri·cal; den·dri·form; di·men·hy·dri·nate;… …   English syllables

  • taw — ca·taw·ba; choc·taw; mul·li·ga·taw·ny; TAW; taw·dri·ly; taw·dri·ness; taw·ery; taw·hid; taw·ie; taw·kee; whit·taw·er; taw; taw·dry; taw·er; taw·pie; pris·taw; taw·kin; whit·taw; …   English syllables

  • tawdrily — taw·dri·ly …   English syllables

  • tawdry — taw•dry [[t]ˈtɔ dri[/t]] adj. dri•er, dri•est, n. 1) showy and cheap; gaudy 2) low or mean; base 3) cheap, gaudy apparel • Etymology: 1605–15; short for (Sain)t Audrey lace, i.e., neck lace bought at St. Audrey s Fair in Ely, England taw′dri•ly,… …   From formal English to slang

  • tawdry — taw|dry [ tɔdri ] adjective 1. ) unpleasant or immoral: a tawdry affair 2. ) inexpensive and of bad quality ╾ taw|dri|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tawdriness — taw·dri·ness …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • Tawdrily — Taw dri*ly, adv. In a tawdry manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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