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Definitions for: Tacky [adj] tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
[adj] (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish"
Webster (1913) Definition: Tack"y, a. [Etymol. uncert.]
Dowdy, shabby, or neglected in appearance; unkempt. [Local,
U. S.]
Tack"y, n. [Written also tackey.]
An ill-conditioned, ill-fed, or neglected horse; also, a
person in a like condition. [Southern U. S.]
Tack"y, a. [Cf. Techy, Tack a spot.]
Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when
not well dried. [U. S.]
Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, in poor taste(p), loud, meretricious, tasteless, tatty, tawdry, trashy, wet
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