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  1. 1. superl. Bought at the festival of St. Audrey. Source: opted
  2. 2. superl. Very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance; having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap and gaudy; as, a tawdry dress; tawdry feathers; tawdry colors. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair; hence, a necklace in general. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. tastelessly showy Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. made of inferior workmanship and materials Source: wordnet
  6. 6. j:85/n:15 s tastelessly showy s cheap and shoddy Source: ecdict

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