51³Ō¹Ļ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

tacky

1

[tak-ee]

adjective

tackier, tackiest 
  1. sticky to the touch; adhesive.



tacky

2

[tak-ee]

adjective

tackier, tackiest 
  1. not tasteful or fashionable; dowdy.

  2. shabby in appearance; shoddy.

    a tacky, jerry-built housing development.

  3. crass; cheaply vulgar; tasteless; crude.

  4. gaudy; flashy; showy.

tacky

1

/ ˈ³ŁĆ¦°ģÉŖ /

adjective

  1. shabby or shoddy

  2. ostentatious and vulgar

  3. (of a person) dowdy; seedy

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tacky

2

/ ˈ³ŁĆ¦°ģÉŖ /

adjective

  1. slightly sticky or adhesive

    the varnish was still tacky

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • tackiness noun
  • ˈ³Ł²¹³¦°ģ¾±²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
  • ˈ³Ł²¹³¦°ģ¾±±ō²ā adverb
Discover More

51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of tacky1

First recorded in 1780–90; tack 1 + -y 1

Origin of tacky2

1880–85, apparently identical with earlier tack(e)y small horse, pony, poor farmer; of obscure origin
Discover More

51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of tacky1

C19: from dialect tacky an inferior horse, of unknown origin

Origin of tacky2

C18: from tack 1 (in the sense: stickiness)
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

On a spring afternoon in 2005, the members of OK Go dressed up in tacky suits, gathered in front of a video camera and awkwardly danced their way into history.

From

I read recently that the costume designer for the film ā€œConclaveā€ hated the shade of red that cardinals wear today, that on screen it looked really tacky.

From

Inversely, if you’ve got money to spend and find secret fireplaces a little too tacky, good news: How does a fire moat sound?

From

You ought to write me even if I’m tacky and I don’t write.

From

To her, her longtime gig at the Razzle Dazzle isn’t just some tacky nudie show — it’s ā€œthe last descendant of Parisian Lido culture.ā€

From

Advertisement

Related 51³Ō¹Ļs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


tack weldingTacloban