Definition of Tacky

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

Similar to: Wet
Derivative terms: Tackiness

2. Adjective. Tastelessly showy. "Tawdry ornaments"

Definition of Tacky

1. a. Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried.

2. a. Dowdy, shabby, or neglected in appearance; unkempt.

3. n. An ill-conditioned, ill-fed, or neglected horse; also, a person in a like condition.

Definition of Tacky

1. Adjective. Of a substance, slightly sticky. ¹

2. Adjective. (colloquial) Of low quality. ¹

3. Adjective. (colloquial) In poor taste. ¹

4. Adjective. gaudy, flashy, showy, garish ¹

5. Adjective. dowdy, shabbily dressed ¹

6. Adjective. shabby, dowdy (in one's appearance) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tacky

1. adhesive [adj TACKIER, TACKIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tacky

tackings
tackle fall
tackle twill
tackled
tackler
tacklers
tackles
tackless
tackling
tacklings
tacks
tacks up
tacksman
tacksmen
tacky (current term)
tacnode
tacnodes
taco salad
taco sauce
tacolike
taconic
taconite
taconites
tacops
tacos
tacrine
tacrines
tacrolimus

Literary usage of Tacky

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forty-four French Folk-songs and Variants from Canada, Normandy, and Brittany by Julien Tiersot (1910)
"Ticky tick-tack, ticky tacky. I hear the mill go ticky ticky tacky, ... Ticky ticky tacky, ticky ticky tacky, Ticky ticky tacky, ticky tack! и Built was the ..."

2. Six Years' Travels in Russia by Mary Ann Pellew Smith (1859)
"... tacky tacky, rack tacky tacky," rose mysteriously on the surrounding silence, leaving it for some time dubious whether it was actually at a distance or ..."

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