Meaning of TACKY
| Pronunciation: | | 'takee
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- [adj] tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
- [adj] (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish"
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| | Synonyms: | | brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, in poor taste(p), loud, meretricious, tasteless, tatty, tawdry, trashy, wet |
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\Tack"y\, a. [Etymol. uncert.]
Dowdy, shabby, or neglected in appearance; unkempt. [Local,
U. S.]
\Tack"y\, n. [Written also {tackey}.]
An ill-conditioned, ill-fed, or neglected horse; also, a
person in a like condition. [Southern U. S.]
\Tack"y\, a. [Cf. {Techy}, {Tack} a spot.]
Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when
not well dried. [U. S.]
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