English → Latin
“tawdry” in Latin
speciōsusgood-looking, handsome, beautiful; splendid, brilliant; showy, speciousoblīvīscorto forget; to disregard, omit, neglect
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tawdry
speciosus: Tawdry dress, cultus speciosior, quam pretiosior.
ImPROP., oblitus (of style; e.g., exornationes oblitam reddunt orationem).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tawdry?
- The usual Latin words for “tawdry” are speciōsus, oblīvīscor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.