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
If a hallmark of personal writing on the Internet is that it can feel emotionally graphic—so tackily overexposed that it has a numbing effect—Manguso’s writing numbs for different reasons.
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2015
The surfaces of the wood blocks that make up the structure are tackily adorned with an array of images, culled in part from City Ballet’s archives, but also including two of Chairman Mao.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2013
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
