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In turn, some of the late Thatcher period's entrepreneurial energy would define the moment that was rather tawdrily labelled Cool Britannia.

From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2013

Both were young; both were tawdrily dressed, with many strings of beads and rings on neck and fingers.

From Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain by Kinney, Margaret West

The gateway beyond the bridge is tawdrily ornamented with blue and green glazed tiles.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

It made the surrounding array of pretty silver cups and engraved medals look tawdrily insignificant.

From Lad: A Dog by Terhune, Albert Payson

To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah