1. comparative form of tawdry; more cheap, gaudy, or lacking in good taste

Examples

• The second store’s decorations were even tawdrier than the first.
• Her outfit became tawdrier with each added accessory.
• The sequel was tawdrier and more sensational than the original film.
• Each new reality show seems tawdrier than the last.
• The restaurant’s decor grew tawdrier after the renovation.
• His later novels were criticized as being tawdrier than his early work.