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Tacky Common

Tacky has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

Alternative form of tackey

Adjective
1

(of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch

"tacky varnish"

2

tastelessly showy

"a flash car"

"a flashy ring"

"garish colors"

"a gaudy costume"

"loud sport shirts"

"a meretricious yet stylish book"

"tawdry ornaments"

3

Of a substance, slightly sticky.

4

Of low quality.

Example Sentences
"tacky varnish" adjective
"a flash car" adjective
"a flashy ring" adjective
"garish colors" adjective
"a gaudy costume" adjective
"loud sport shirts" adjective
"a meretricious yet stylish book" adjective
"tawdry ornaments" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ecky icky fucky wicky becky nicky hecky rocky lecky ticky mucky pecky lucky zacky socky ricky bicky dicky picky cocky
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