tackiness

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tack·y 1

 (tăk′ē)
adj. tack·i·er, tack·i·est
Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
[From tack.]
tack′i·ness n.

tack·y 2

 (tăk′ē)
adj. tack·i·er, tack·i·est Informal
1.
a. Lacking style or good taste; tawdry: tacky clothes.
b. Distasteful or offensive; tasteless: a tacky remark.
2. Flimsy, rundown, or in poor repair: "a tacky room he could tear apart with his bare hands" (John Edgar Wideman).
[From tackey, an inferior horse.]
tack′i·ly adv.
tack′i·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tackiness - the property of being cohesive and stickytackiness - the property of being cohesive and sticky
glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, viscidity, viscidness, cohesiveness
viscosity, viscousness - resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
2.tackiness - tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
sleaze, tat, cheapness
tastelessness - inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste
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Translations

tackiness

1
n (of paint etc) → Klebrigkeit f

tackiness

2
n (inf) → Billigkeit f; (of area, bar) → heruntergekommener Zustand; (of clothes, food, colour scheme) → Geschmacklosigkeit f
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