tawdry
/ˈtɔːdri/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈtɔːdri/
tawdry
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Aw vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
taw - dry -> tawdry
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
၁။ အညံ့စား။ အပေါစား။ tawdry jewellery/furnishings.
၂။ နှာခေါင်းရှုံ့စရာ။ မေးငေါ့စရာ။ a tawdry affair/scandal/tale. tawdriness n [U]
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cheap, gaudy, flashy, showy, tasteless, crude, flamboyantly, blatant, brazen, chintzy, common, dirty, flamboyant, flaring, flaunting, garish, gimcrack, glaring, glittering, glitzy, jazzy, junky, loud, meretricious, obtrusive, offensive, plastic, poor, raffish, screaming, sleazy, sporty, tacky, tinsel, vulgar
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