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- Dictionarytacky/ˈtaki/
adjective
- 1. (of glue, paint, or other substances) not fully dry and retaining a slightly sticky feel: "the paint was still tacky"
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TACKY definition: 1. of cheap quality or in bad style: 2. sticky; (especially of paint or glue) not completely dry…. Learn more.
The meaning of TACKY is somewhat sticky to the touch; also : characterized by tack : adhesive. How to use tacky in a sentence.
Things that are tacky are cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, tawdry, or trashy. Tacky clothes are a fashion nightmare, and tacky comments are embarrassing for everyone involved. If you wore a bright orange suit to school, with a neon green hat, you'd be dressing in a tacky way.
Tacky definition: sticky to the touch; adhesive.. See examples of TACKY used in a sentence.
If you describe something as tacky, you dislike it because it is cheap and badly made or vulgar.
TACKY meaning: 1. of cheap quality or in bad style: 2. sticky; (especially of paint or glue) not completely dry…. Learn more.
1. a. Lacking style or good taste; tawdry: tacky clothes. b. Distasteful or offensive; tasteless: a tacky remark. 2. Flimsy, rundown, or in poor repair: "a tacky room he could tear apart with his bare hands" (John Edgar Wideman). [From tackey, an inferior horse .] tack′i·ly adv. tack′i·ness n.
Definition of tacky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
tacky meaning: 1. cheap and of bad quality: 2. slightly sticky. Learn more.
tack•y1 /ˈtæki/ adj., -i•er, -i•est. Building sticky to the touch; adhesive: a tacky surface. tack•i•ness, n. [ uncountable] tack•y2 /ˈtæki/ adj., -i•er, -i•est. not tasteful or fashionable; dowdy: a tacky outfit. in poor taste; vulgar; improper: tacky jokes. of poor quality; shoddy: a tacky car. shabby; seedy: a tacky old motel.
