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1. (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
   "tacky varnish"
    
2. [informal] Tastelessly showy
   "a tacky car";
   - brassy [informal], cheap, flash [informal], flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tatty [informal], tawdry, trashy
    
3. [informal] Of very poor quality; flimsy
   - bum [informal], cheap, cheesy [informal], chintzy [N. Amer, informal], crummy [informal], punk [N. Amer, informal], sleazy [archaic], tinny [archaic], crumby [informal]

Sounds like: tact, t, tacky, takkie

Derived forms: tackiest, tackier

See also: inferior, tasteless, wet

Encyclopedia: Tacky