tacky

[ UK /tˈæki/ ]
[ US /ˈtæki/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. tastelessly showy
    loud sport shirts
    tawdry ornaments
    a flashy ring
    a flash car
    a meretricious yet stylish book
    garish colors
    a gaudy costume
  2. (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
    tacky varnish
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How To Use tacky In A Sentence

  • But everything of mine seems so tacky (trouser wise) but luckily, I found a ripper pair in the shop which are simply perfect.
  • I'm not sure if it's tacky to wear burnout tops.
  • The authentic beaded doll had large gold neck rings, so we added strips of silver foil paper around the top and bottom of our cups with tacky craft glue to simulate precious metal.
  • He was middle-aged, with a prominent potbelly and tacky gold jewelry.
  • Most of the country's middle class sneer at her haughty manner and tacky personal style. Times, Sunday Times
  • I was resisting the urge to become annoyed, but when I got to the part where Tacky does a splashy cannonball Matt shut the book with a snap and jumped off my lap.
  • Why did such a wealthy family need to fund the marriage of its grandson through a tacky magazine deal? The Sun
  • Just so you know, slim suits look fine, but tight suits lean toward the tacky side. starching your shirt
  • Yet one visitor from Northern Ireland got it right about the museum when she described it as ‘a sanctuary amidst the thousand cackling hens purchasing ever more tacky plastic tartan mugs’.
  • We were in Blackpool for a silly day trip, a tacky, idiotic day out to the seaside to frisk on the sands in mid-July.
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