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tacky1

  (tăk'ē) pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.

Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.

[From TACK1.]

tackiness tack'i·ness n.
tack·y2 (tăk'ē) pronunciation
adj. Informal., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Neglected and in a state of disrepair: a tacky old cabin in the woods.
    1. Lacking style or good taste; tawdry: tacky clothes.
    2. Distasteful or offensive; tasteless: a tacky remark.

[From tackey, an inferior horse.]

tackily tack'i·ly adv.
tackiness tack'i·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: tacky1

adjective

    Having the property of adhering: adhesive, gluey, gooey, gummy, sticky. See clean/dirty, keep/release.
tacky2

adjective

  1. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect: bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare. Slang ratty. Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone topotseed, pastcurehope. See better/worse.
  2. Lacking style and good taste: inelegant, tasteless, unbecoming. See style/good style/bad style.
  3. Quite outmoded or unfashionable: dowdy, frumpish. See new/old.
  4. Tastelessly showy: brummagem, chintzy, flashy, garish, gaudy, glaring, loud, meretricious, tawdry, tinsel. See style/good style/bad style.

 
Antonyms: tacky

adj

Definition: cheap, tasteless
Antonyms: classy, expensive, tasteful


 
WordNet: tacky
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch

Meaning #2: tastelessly showy
  Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tatty, tawdry, trashy


 
Translations: Translations for: Tacky

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - tyk, klæbrig, tyktflydende

2.
adj. - billig, tarvelig, lurvet, prangende, udmajet

Nederlands (Dutch)
plakkerig, goedkoop (ordinair)

Français (French)
1.
adj. - collant, gluant, pas tout à fait sec (peinture)

2.
adj. - tocard (péj), rustaud (personne) (péj), de mauvais goût

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - klebrig

2.
adj. - geschmacklos, schäbig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κολλώδης, κακόγουστος, (καθομ.) ευτελής, παρακατιανός

Italiano (Italian)
appiccicaticcio, di cattivo gusto, volgare, trasandato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - viscoso, pegajoso, deselegante

Русский (Russian)
Липкий, клейкий, невзрачный, жалкий, обветшалый, сварливый, скандалист

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - pegajoso

2.
adj. - vulgar, común, desastrado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - klibbig, smaklös, tarvlig, sjabbig, förfallen, prålig, grann, ruffig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 缺乏教养或风度的

2. 有些粘的, 俗气的, 缺乏教养或风度的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 缺乏教養或風度的

2.
adj. - 有些粘的, 俗氣的, 缺乏教養或風度的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 끈적한

2.
adj. - 초췌한, 볼품 없는, 촌스러운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - べたつく, 生乾きの, みすぼらしい, 安っぽい, 粘る, 下品な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لزج - دبق - مبتذل - حقير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוזנח, מרושל, לח, דביק‬
adj. - ‮בטעם או בסגנון רע‬


 
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