tacky

tack·y ¹  (tk)

adj. tack·i·er, tack·i·est

Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.

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[From tack.]

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tacki·ness n.

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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.

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[From tackey, an inferior horse.]

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tacki·ly adv.

tacki·ness n.

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tacky¹, tackey [ˈtækɪ]

adj tackier, tackiest

slightly sticky or adhesive the varnish was still tacky

[from tack¹ (in the sense: stickiness)]

tackily  adv

tackiness  n

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tacky²

adj tackier, tackiest Informal

1. shabby or shoddy

2. ostentatious and vulgar

3. US (of a person) dowdy; seedy

[from dialect tacky an inferior horse, of unknown origin]

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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tacky¹

adjective sticky, wet, adhesive, gummy, icky (informal), gluey If the finish is still tacky, leave to harden.

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tacky²

adjective (Informal)

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

2. seedy, shabby, shoddy The whole thing is dreadfully tacky.

Translations

tacky [ˈtækɪ] ADJ (tackier (compar) (tackiest (superl)))

1. (= cheap-looking) [furniture] → chabacano, hortera(Sp) ; [restaurant, hotel] → destartalado; (= tasteless) [behaviour, remark] → de mal gusto, vulgar

2. (= sticky) → pegajoso

tacky [ˈtæki] adj

(= sticky) [paint, glue, varnish, surface] → collant(e)

(= tasteless) [sunglasses, outfit, jewellery, decor] → vulgaire; [remark, joke] → de mauvais goût

(= cheap) → bon marché inv

(= poor quality) [show, programme] → médiocre

(= tawdry) [souvenir, ornament] → toc >

[person] → ringard(e)

tacky¹

adj (+er) → klebrig; the paint is still tacky → die Farbe klebt noch

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tacky²

adj (+er) (inf) → billig; area, bar → heruntergekommen; clothes, food, colour scheme → geschmacklos; Bill’s outfit is totally tacky → Bills Klamotten sind total out (inf)

tacky [ˈtækɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (sticky) → appiccicoso/a, appiccicaticcio/a; (of paint, glue) → ancora bagnato/a, non ancora asciutto/a (fam) (shabby) → scadente; (tasteless) → di cattivo gusto