The Clue
Meretricious (6 letter answer)
The Answer
TAWDRY
Tags
Notes
The answer TAWDRY is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Cheap
Gaudy
Cheap and gaudy
Cheaply showy
Definition
TAWDRY as an adjective:
1. (brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy) = tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
2. (cheapjack, shoddy, tawdry) = cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist