- taw´dri|ness
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–adj.2. dressed in gaudy and cheap clothes.–n.tawdry clothes or ornaments.╂[short for tawdry lace, alteration of Saint Audrey's lace]–taw´dri|ness, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
taw´dri|ness
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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
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
tawdriness — taw·dri·ness … 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, n. Quality or state of being tawdry. [1913 Webster] A clumsy person makes his ungracefulness more ungraceful by tawdriness of dress. Richardson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; … English syllables
