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- Dictionarytacky/ˈtaki/
adjective
- 1. (of glue, paint, or other substances) not fully dry and retaining a slightly sticky feel: "the paint was still tacky"
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TACKY definition: 1. of cheap quality or in bad style: 2. sticky; (especially of paint or glue) not completely dry…. Learn more.
1. : not having or exhibiting good taste: such as. a. : marked by cheap showiness : gaudy. a tacky publicity stunt. a tacky outfit. b. : marked by lack of style : dowdy. 2. a. : characterized by lack of good breeding. couldn't run around downtown … in a bikini, which was tacky Cyra McFadden.
If you describe something as tacky, you dislike it because it is cheap and badly made or vulgar.
TACKY meaning: 1. of cheap quality or in bad style: 2. sticky; (especially of paint or glue) not completely dry…. Learn more.
Tacky definition: sticky to the touch; adhesive.. See examples of TACKY used in a sentence.
Things that are tacky are cheap, flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, tawdry, or trashy. Tacky clothes are a fashion nightmare, and tacky comments are embarrassing for everyone involved.
1. a. Lacking style or good taste; tawdry: tacky clothes. b. Distasteful or offensive; tasteless: a tacky remark. 2. Flimsy, rundown, or in poor repair: "a tacky room he could tear apart with his bare hands"(John Edgar Wideman). [From tackey, an inferior horse .] tack′i·ly adv. tack′i·ness n.
