meretricious vs tawdry

meretricious and tawdry both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
meretricious	No	Yes	No	No
tawdry	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, meretricious and tawdry are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of meretricious include brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, tacky, tatty, trashy.

meretricious (adjective)	tawdry (adjective)
like or relating to a prostitute	made of inferior workmanship and materials
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing	tastelessly showy
tastelessly showy