tawdry vs meretricious

tawdry and meretricious both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, tawdry and meretricious are synonyms defined as:

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

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