tacky (redirected from tackier)

tack·y ¹  (tk)

adj. tack·i·er, tack·i·est

Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.

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[From tack¹.]

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tacki·ness n.

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tacky ¹

Adjective

[tackier, tackiest] slightly sticky [earlier tack stickiness]

tackiness n

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tacky ²

Adjective

[tackier, tackiest] Informal

1. vulgar and tasteless: tacky commercialism

2. shabby or shoddy: tacky streets [origin unknown]

tackiness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tacky - (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish" wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"
	2.	tacky - tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, tawdry, trashy, brassy, cheap, loud, meretricious, tatty tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste

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tacky ¹

adjective sticky, wet, adhesive, gummy, icky (informal) gluey

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tacky ²

adjective (Informal)

1. vulgar, cheap, tasteless, nasty, sleazy, naff Brit. (slang)

adjective 2. seedy, shabby, shoddy

Translations

tacky [ˈtækɪ] adj → pegajoso;

(fam) → hortera inv

tacky [ˈtækɪ] adj → collant(e); [paint] → pas sec(sèche);

(inf) (= shabby); moche;

(pej) (= poor-quality); minable: (= showing bad taste); ringard(e)

tacky [ˈtækɪ] adj (= sticky) → klebrig;

(pej) (= cheap-looking); schäbig

tacky [ˈtækɪ] adj → colloso/a, appiccicaticcio/a; ancora bagnato/a;

(col) (= shabby); scadente