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tawdriness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brashness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, loudness, meretriciousness |
| Type of | tastelessness |
| Derivation | tawdry |
Examples of tawdriness
tawdriness
The first, and most desperate, theory is that sheer tawdriness may release him.
From the economist.com
In its epic tawdriness the Marshall affair was natural fodder for the tabloid media.
From the theatlantic.com
It's worth watching for its sheer awkwardness and unintentional tawdriness.
From the orlandosentinel.com
I won't waste your time fulminating about the tawdriness of all this.
From the scienceblogs.com
There'd never been a slice of celebrity tawdriness quite like it.
From the newsweek.com
The reasons for tawdriness are twofold.
From the time.com
The moral tawdriness of all this couldn't go entirely unremarked even by a film as starry-eyed and uncritical as this.
From the independent.co.uk
What makes me think Harrison's uniform might be the true culprit in this testament to tawdriness is my own recent experience.
From the newsobserver.com
The creators of this film were fiercely determined not to go so much as a millimeter over the line into sentiment, tawdriness or mockery.
From the latimes.com
- Flashiness: tasteless showiness
- The property of being tawdry
