The Clue
Tawdry (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SLEAZY
Tags
Notes
The answer SLEAZY is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.
Related Clues
Disreputable
Lowdown
Shoddy
Squalid
Underhanded
Cheap; shoddy
Jerry-built
Underhanded, to put it nicely
Definition
SLEAZY as an adjective:
1. of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy lining"
2. (bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny) = of very poor quality; flimsy
3. (seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid) = morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"