tacky

Plural: tackies

Adjective Satellite

• (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
  • "tacky varnish"
• tastelessly showy

Adj

• Of a substance, slightly sticky.
• Of low quality.
• In poor taste.
• Gaudy or flashy.
• Shabby, dowdy in one's appearance or dress.

Noun

• Alternative form of tackey.

Adjective

• Sticky or slightly adhesive to the touch.

Examples

• His gameplay was a bit TACKY, making dubious plays for marginal points.
• That market stall sells all sorts of tacky ornaments.
• That was a tacky thing to say.
• This paint isn't dry yet; it's still a bit tacky.

Synonyms

brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tatty, tawdry, trashy, dowdy, showy

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