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TACKY
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Irregular inflected forms: tackier , tackiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tastelessly showy
Example:
tawdry ornaments
Synonyms:
brassy; cheap; flash; flashy; garish; gaudy; gimcrack; loud; meretricious; tacky; tatty; tawdry; trashy
Classified under:
Similar:
tasteless (lacking aesthetic or social taste)
Derivation:
tackiness (tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
Example:
tacky varnish
Classified under:
Similar:
wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)
Derivation:
tackiness (the property of being cohesive and sticky)
