tacky
adjective
sticky to the touch; adhesive.
tackily
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a word derived from
tacky.
Example Sentences
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He was cocksure and tackily dressed in a plaid blazer, red tie and a carnation pinned to his lapel; Brockmire’s flame burned a little too brightly.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2017
Clever with its gaudiness, the new soap opera proceeds as if that invitation is gilt-edged, tackily engraved, and sealed inside an oversized envelope with a kiss of frosted-pink lipstick.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2012
It may be a tacky subject, but it won’t be tackily staged.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2011
One of them, the Arcade Building considered one of the earliest examples of multishop commercial buildings in the country, is tackily boarded up.
From Chicago Tribune ● Feb. 3, 2011
It drummed tackily to gather my attention, coughed, spat, cleared its throat, and, on the eve of that portentous communication, retired up stage as a multitude whispering.
From Traffics and Discoveries by Rudyard Kipling
