/ Dictionary / Index T tawdry: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: taw•dry Pronunciation: (tô'drē), [key] — adj., n. -dri•er, -dri•est, —adj. (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap. low or mean; base: tawdry motives. —n. cheap, gaudy apparel. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tawdry (Thesaurus) taw tawie Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language