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Definition of tacky - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
- His outfit was considered tacky at the formal event..
2.
- She wore a tacky sequined dress to the party.
3.
textureslightly sticky or adhesive
- The paint is still tacky to the touch.
4.
- His tacky clothes made him look unkempt.
Expressions with tacky
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made of cheap materials, lacking quality
The houses in the area are all ticky-tacky.
Origin of tacky
English, tacky (sticky)
Terms with tacky included in their meaning
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repair
fill or seal small gaps with soft tacky filler
tacky
lacking good taste or class, often showy or indecent
tacky
showing bad taste in a way some find funny or sentimental
tacky
cheap and morally inferior in taste or style
sticky texture
sticky or tacky like mud or glue
tacky style
art or objects in poor taste due to excessive garishness
appearance
showy but cheap or tacky
style
having more tasteless or tacky style
Examples of tacky in a sentence
That neon sign looks tacky. His tacky tie clashed with the suit. The decorations were too tacky for my taste. The glue was tacky and hard to remove. Her fingers felt tacky after touching the candy. The lobby's tacky curtains clashed with the walls.
She avoided the tacky costume jewelry.
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- French:kitsch, voyant, ...
- German:geschmacklos, kitschig, ...
- Italian:pacchiano, appiccicoso, ...
- Spanish:hortera, llamativo, ...
- Portuguese:brega, chamativo, ...
- Chinese:俗气的, 花哨的, ...
- Japanese:ダサい, けばけばしい, ...
- Arabic:مُبْتَذَل, ذو ذوق سيئ, ...
- Hebrew:חֲסַר טַעַם, בַּעַל מַרְאָה זוֹל וּמוּגְזָם, ...
- Russian:безвкусный, аляповатый, ...
- Ukrainian:несмачний, вульгарний, ...
- Hindi:भद्दा, भड़कीला, ...
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