hacky

ˈhæki

hackier, hackiest

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Definition of hacky - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

temporary

Rare

makeshift or temporary

Rare

The hacky solution worked for now but needed a permanent fix.

improvised

temporary

comedy

Rare

unoriginal and trite

Rare

The comedian's jokes were quite hacky.

cliché

stale

technology

Rare

using poorly designed workarounds

Rare

The code was full of hacky solutions.

inelegant

kludgy

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hacky sack

small bag used in the game

He bought a new hacky sack for practice.

Origin of hacky

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Examples of hacky in a sentence

They used a hacky method to get the system running again.
His hacky routine failed to impress the audience.
Critics panned the film for its hacky dialogue.
His hacky approach caused more problems than it solved.
The app's hacky interface frustrated users.

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French:de fortune, banal, ...
German:provisorisch, abgedroschen, ...
Italian:provvisorio, banale, ...
Spanish:improvisado, trillado, ...
Portuguese:improvisado, batido, ...
Chinese:临时的, 老套的, ...
Japanese:一時的な, 陳腐な, ...
Arabic:مُؤَقَّت, مُبْتَذَل, ...
Hebrew:אַרְעִי, נָדוֹשׁ, ...
Russian:временный, избитый, ...
Ukrainian:тимчасовий, банальний, ...
Hindi:अस्थायी, घिसा-पिटा, ...
Bengali:অস্থায়ী, তুচ্ছ, ...
Catalan:provisional, trivial, ...
Czech:provizorní, otřepaný, ...
Danish:midlertidig, banal, ...
Dutch:tijdelijk, afgezaagd, ...
Greek:προσωρινός, κοινότοπος, ...
Hungarian:tákolt, elcsépelt, ...
Khmer:បណ្តោះអាសន្ន, ស្ទួនដដែលៗ, ...
Korean:임시의, 진부한, ...
Persian:موقتی, کلیشه‌ای, ...
Polish:tymczasowy, oklepany, ...
Portuguese (BR):improvisado, batido, ...
Romanian:provizoriu, banal, ...
Swedish:provisorisk, banal, ...
Thai:ชั่วคราว, ซ้ำซาก, ...
Turkish:geçici, basmakalıp, ...
Vietnamese:tạm thời, nhàm chán, ...

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