Definition

Adverb: - In a tastelessly showy, cheap, or gaudy manner; characterized by a lack of good taste and an excessive, flashy appearance.

Usage

The adverb "tawdrily" describes how an action is performed, specifically in a way that is overly ornate, showy, and cheap-looking, often to the point of being vulgar or in poor taste. It modifies verbs related to decoration, appearance, or presentation.

Examples

• The casino was tawdrily decorated with flashing neon and gold-painted plastic.
• She was dressed tawdrily in a sequined dress that was several sizes too small.
• The promotional materials were tawdrily produced, using clashing colors and too many fonts.

Advanced Usage

• "to be tawdrily adorned": to be decorated in a gaudy and tasteless way.
  • The old theater, now a nightclub, was tawdrily adorned with velvet and fake crystal.
• Used to critique aesthetic choices in art, fashion, or design that prioritize flashiness over quality or elegance.

Variants and Related Words

• Tawdry (adjective): Showy but cheap and of poor quality.
  • He bought her a tawdry necklace from the tourist stall.
• Tawdriness (noun): The quality of being tawdry.
  • The tawdriness of the room's decor was overwhelming.

Synonyms

• Gaudily: In a showy or bright way that lacks taste.
• Garishly: In a distressingly bright, vivid, or loud manner.
• Flashily: In a stylish or showy way, often implying superficiality.
• Vulgarly: In a coarse, unrefined, or tasteless manner.

Antonyms

• Elegantly: In a pleasingly graceful and stylish manner.
• Tastefully: In a way that shows good aesthetic judgment.
• Subtly: In a delicate, understated manner.
• Soberly: In a serious, sensible, and plain manner.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Done up tawdrily": Describing something that has been decorated or made up in a very gaudy fashion.
  • For the party, the hall was done up tawdrily with tinsel and paper streamers.

Adverb

1. in a tastelessly garish manner
   • the temple was garishly decorated with bright plastic flowers