- tawdrily
- adverb see tawdry I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tawdrily
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Tawdrily — Taw dri*ly, adv. In a tawdry manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tawdrily — See tawdry. * * * … Universalium
tawdrily — adverb In a tawdry manner … Wiktionary
tawdrily — taw·dri·ly … English syllables
tawdrily — adverb in a tastelessly garish manner the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers • Syn: ↑garishly, ↑gaudily • Derived from adjective: ↑gaudy (for: ↑gaudily), ↑tawdry, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tawdry — tawdrily, adv. tawdriness, n. /taw dree/, adj., tawdrier, tawdriest, n. adj. 1. (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap. 2. low or mean; base: tawdry motives. n. 3. cheap, gaudy apparel. [1605 15; short for ( … Universalium
garishly — adverb in a tastelessly garish manner the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers • Syn: ↑tawdrily, ↑gaudily • Derived from adjective: ↑gaudy (for: ↑gaudily), ↑tawdry … Useful english dictionary
gaudily — adverb in a tastelessly garish manner the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers • Syn: ↑garishly, ↑tawdrily • Derived from adjective: ↑gaudy, ↑tawdry (for: ↑tawdrily) … Useful english dictionary
Bedizen — Be*diz en, v. t. To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste. [1913 Webster] Remnants of tapestried hangings, . . . and shreds of pictures with which he had bedizened his tatters. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bedizenment — Be*diz en*ment, n. That which bedizens; the act of dressing, or the state of being dressed, tawdrily. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
