单词 | tackiness |
释义 | tackinessn.1 The quality of being tacky or slightly adhesive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [noun] > adhesion > adhesive quality stickiness1689 adhesiveness1721 stick1853 tack1876 tackiness1883 clinginess1899 1883 R. Haldane Workshop Receipts 2nd Ser. 184/2 This varnish..retains sufficient tackiness to hold powdered graphite on its surface. 1908 Installation News 2 55/1 No doubt the ‘tackiness’ of the enamel also helps to hold the tube in place. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2019). tackinessn.2 colloquial. The quality of being cheap or in poor taste. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [noun] bad taste1696 tastelessness1778 mauvais ton1780 stylelessness1911 tackiness1977 1977 Washington Post 26 Mar. b5 Their visual craftsmanship and polish are compromised by the manifest tackiness of the story material. 1982 J. Fox White Mischief i. 19 A provincial tackiness..pervades the residential suburbs of Nairobi. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.11883n.21977 |
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