About The Word Tacky
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Tacky
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What's The Definition Of Tacky?
[adj] tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
[adj] (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish" Synonyms | Synonyms for Tacky: brassy | cheap | flash | flashy | garish | gaudy | gimcrack | in poor taste(p) | loud | meretricious | tasteless | tatty | tawdry | trashy | wet Related Terms | Find terms related to Tacky: See Also | Tacky In Webster's Dictionary \Tack"y\, a. [Etymol. uncert.]
Dowdy, shabby, or neglected in appearance; unkempt. [Local,
U. S.]
\Tack"y\, n. [Written also {tackey}.] An ill-conditioned, ill-fed, or neglected horse; also, a person in a like condition. [Southern U. S.] \Tack"y\, a. [Cf. {Techy}, {Tack} a spot.] Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried. [U. S.] |
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