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tacky
1[ tak-ee ]
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adjective, tackĀ·iĀ·er, tackĀ·iĀ·est.
sticky to the touch; adhesive.
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OTHER WORDS FROM tacky
tackĀ·iĀ·ness, nounWords nearby tacky
tack rag, tack room, tacksman, tack-weld, tack welding, tacky, Tacloban, tacmahack, Tacna-Arica, tacnode, taco
Other definitions for tacky (2 of 2)
tacky2
[ tak-ee ]
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adjective, tackĀ·iĀ·er, tackĀ·iĀ·est.
not tasteful or fashionable; dowdy.
shabby in appearance; shoddy: a tacky, jerry-built housing development.
crass; cheaply vulgar; tasteless; crude.
gaudy; flashy; showy.
Origin of tacky
21880ā85, Americanism; apparently identical with earlier tack(e)y small horse, pony, poor farmer; of obscure origin
OTHER WORDS FROM tacky
tackĀ·iĀ·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for tacky (1 of 2)
tacky1
tackey
/ (ĖtƦkÉŖ) /
adjective tackier or tackiest
slightly sticky or adhesivethe varnish was still tacky
Derived forms of tacky
tackily, adverbtackiness, nounWord Origin for tacky
C18: from tack 1 (in the sense: stickiness)
British Dictionary definitions for tacky (2 of 2)
tacky2
/ (ĖtƦkÉŖ) /
adjective tackier or tackiest informal
shabby or shoddy
ostentatious and vulgar
US (of a person) dowdy; seedy
Derived forms of tacky
tackiness, nounWord Origin for tacky
C19: from dialect tacky an inferior horse, of unknown origin
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