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tackiness

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tack·y 1  (tk)
adj. tack·i·er, tack·i·est
Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
[From tack.]
tacki·ness n.
tack·y 2  (tk)
adj. tack·i·er, tack·i·est Informal
1. Neglected and in a state of disrepair: a tacky old cabin in the woods.
2.
a. Lacking style or good taste; tawdry: tacky clothes.
b. Distasteful or offensive; tasteless: a tacky remark.
[From tackey, an inferior horse.]
tacki·ly adv.
tacki·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
Translations
tackiness1
n (of paint etc) → Klebrigkeit f
tackiness2
n (inf) → Billigkeit f; (of area, bar) → heruntergekommener Zustand; (of clothes, food, colour scheme) → Geschmacklosigkeit f
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