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tacky::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | tackiness |
tacky varnish.
Examples of tacky
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Like I said, the decor is tacky and dated, all gold and silver or what have you.
From the latimes.com
Using a famous name to sell your tacky product is what it looks like to viewers.
From the independent.co.uk
Worst of all don't cheer old tyres up with a lick of tyre paint, it looks tacky.
From the cars.uk.msn.com
This was on May 21, and the floor was still tacky for our open house on July 11.
From the dailyherald.com
Worse, the soundtrack muddles the music with tacky dubbing and hollow recording.
From the time.com
Fortunately, the sequins we're seeing this season aren't over the top and tacky.
From the latimes.com
Likewise, be firm if your tacky grandfather invited his neighbor without asking.
From the courier-journal.com
If you were to come out and directly ask for using it this could be quite tacky.
From the iftomm2003.com
Sometimes it's the private seaside bungalow that turns out to be a tacky resort.
From the smh.com.au
- (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish"
- Brassy: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
- (tackiness) cohesiveness: the property of being cohesive and sticky
- (tackiness) cheapness: tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
- Of a substance, slightly sticky; Of low quality; In poor taste; gaudy, flashy, showy, garish; dowdy, shabbily dressed; shabby, dowdy (in one's appearance)
- (tackiness) The state of being tacky
- (Tackiness) Sticky, gummy character of a floor finish allowing the surface to attract and hold dirt, dust and soils.
- (Tackiness) That property of ink which makes it cling to the plate. The tackier the ink used in gravure work, the darker the resultant print, but a tacky ink can also be difficult to wipe. Conditioners such as Typolin can be used to reduce the tackiness.
- (Tackiness) slight stickiness of the surface of an incompletely dried film when pressed with the finger.
