tacky

🇺🇸 /ˈtæki/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtæki/
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Tags TOP20000
adjective
R

of poor quality and lacking in good taste

The party decorations were so tacky, it felt like a bad 80's theme.

R

slightly sticky, not completely dry

The glue was still tacky, so I couldn't stick the pieces together yet.

translation

adj. of poor quality and lacking in good taste; slightly sticky, not completely dry

Word Forms

Comparative tackier
Superlative tackiest