tacky
adj. sticky, adhesive; shabby, neglected; tasteless, cheap, gaudy | ||||
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Tacky Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Tacky
(a.)
Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried.
(a.)
Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried.
| WordNet 2.0 |
tacky
Adjective
1. (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish"
(similar) wet
2. tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
(synonym) brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tatty, tawdry, trashy
(similar) tasteless, in poor taste(p)
Adjective
1. (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish"
(similar) wet
2. tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
(synonym) brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tatty, tawdry, trashy
(similar) tasteless, in poor taste(p)
| Australian Slang |
Tacky
in extremely poor taste: “tacky remark”; “tacky décor”
in extremely poor taste: “tacky remark”; “tacky décor”
| hEnglish - advanced version |
tacky
tacky
\tack"y\ (?), a. [etymol. uncert.] dowdy, shabby, or neglected in appearance; unkempt. [local, u. s.]
tacky
\tack"y\, n. [written also tackey.] an ill-conditioned, ill-fed, or neglected horse; also, a person in a like condition. [southern u. s.]
tacky
\tack"y\ (?), a. [cf. techy, tack a spot.] sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried. [u. s.]
tacky
adj
1. (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish"
2. tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tatty, tawdry, trashy]
tacky
\tack"y\ (?), a. [etymol. uncert.] dowdy, shabby, or neglected in appearance; unkempt. [local, u. s.]
tacky
\tack"y\, n. [written also tackey.] an ill-conditioned, ill-fed, or neglected horse; also, a person in a like condition. [southern u. s.]
tacky
\tack"y\ (?), a. [cf. techy, tack a spot.] sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried. [u. s.]
tacky
adj
1. (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish"
2. tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tatty, tawdry, trashy]
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
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