TACKY (tackier, tackiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: tackier    , tackiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does tacky mean? 

• TACKY (adjective)
  The adjective TACKY has 2 senses:

1. (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch

2. tastelessly showy

  Familiarity information: TACKY used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TACKY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch

Context example:

tacky varnish

Similar:

wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)

Derivation:

tackiness (the property of being cohesive and sticky)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tastelessly showy

Synonyms:

brassy; cheap; flash; flashy; garish; gaudy; gimcrack; loud; meretricious; tacky; tatty; tawdry; trashy

Context example:

tawdry ornaments

Similar:

tasteless (lacking aesthetic or social taste)

Derivation:

tackiness (tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar)