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单词 tacky
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tacky


tack·y 1

T0009000 (tăk′ē)adj. tack·i·er, tack·i·est Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
[From tack.]
tack′i·ness n.

tack·y 2

T0009000 (tăk′ē)adj. tack·i·er, tack·i·est Informal 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.

tacky

(ˈtækɪ) or

tackey

adj, tackier or tackiestslightly sticky or adhesive: the varnish was still tacky. [C18: from tack1 (in the sense: stickiness)] ˈtackily adv ˈtackiness n

tacky

(ˈtækɪ) adj, tackier or tackiest1. shabby or shoddy2. ostentatious and vulgar3. US (of a person) dowdy; seedy[C19: from dialect tacky an inferior horse, of unknown origin] ˈtackiness n

tack•y1

(ˈtæk i)

adj. tack•i•er, tack•i•est. sticky to the touch; adhesive: a tacky liquid. [1780–90; tack1 + -y1] tack′i•ness, n.

tack•y2

(ˈtæk i)

adj. tack•i•er, tack•i•est. 1. not tasteful or fashionable; dowdy: a tacky outfit. 2. in poor taste; vulgar; crass: tacky jokes. 3. of poor quality; cheaply made; shoddy: a tacky car. 4. shabby; seedy. [1880–85, Amer.; of obscure orig.] tack′i•ness, n.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.tacky - (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish"wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"
2.tacky - tastelessly showytacky - tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, tawdry, trashy, brassy, cheap, loud, meretricious, tattytasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste

tacky

1adjective sticky, wet, adhesive, gummy, icky (informal), gluey If the finish is still tacky, leave to harden.

tacky

2adjective (Informal)1. vulgar, cheap, tasteless, nasty, sleazy, naff (Brit. slang) tacky red sunglasses2. seedy, shabby, shoddy The whole thing is dreadfully tacky.

tacky 1

adjectiveHaving the property of adhering:adhesive, gluey, gooey, gummy, sticky.

tacky 2

adjective1. Informal. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect:bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare.Slang: ratty.Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone to pot, past cure.2. Informal. Lacking style and good taste:inelegant, tasteless, unbecoming.3. Informal. Quite outmoded or unfashionable:dowdy, frumpish.4. Informal. Tastelessly showy:brummagem, chintzy, flashy, garish, gaudy, glaring, loud, meretricious, tawdry, tinsel.
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tacky

Cheap, crude, and unrefined; indicating or characteristic of a lack of class, elegance, or sophistication. He showed up in a really tacky suit. Their food is actually really good, I just think their decorations are a bit tacky.

tacky

1. mod. cheap; crude. That was a tacky thing to do to her. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Tom was a little tacky, so he gave me his car keys.

ticky-tacky

(ˈtɪkitæki) n. cheap and shabby material. Those houses are just made of ticky-tacky, and they won’t even be here in twenty years.

tacky


tacky

[′tak·ē] (materials) tacky dry

tacky dry, tacky

1. That stage in the drying of an adhesive at which the volatile constituents have evaporated or been absorbed sufficiently so as to leave the adhesive in a desired condition of tackiness. 2. That stage in the drying of a paint at which the film appears sticky when lightly touched with the finger.

tacky


  • adj

Synonyms for tacky

adj sticky

Synonyms

  • sticky
  • wet
  • adhesive
  • gummy
  • icky
  • gluey

adj vulgar

Synonyms

  • vulgar
  • cheap
  • tasteless
  • nasty
  • sleazy
  • naff

adj seedy

Synonyms

  • seedy
  • shabby
  • shoddy

Synonyms for tacky

adj having the property of adhering

Synonyms

  • adhesive
  • gluey
  • gooey
  • gummy
  • sticky

adj showing signs of wear and tear or neglect

Synonyms

  • bedraggled
  • broken-down
  • decaying
  • decrepit
  • dilapidated
  • dingy
  • down-at-heel
  • faded
  • mangy
  • rundown
  • scrubby
  • scruffy
  • seedy
  • shabby
  • shoddy
  • sleazy
  • tattered
  • tatty
  • threadbare
  • ratty

adj lacking style and good taste

Synonyms

  • inelegant
  • tasteless
  • unbecoming

adj quite outmoded or unfashionable

Synonyms

  • dowdy
  • frumpish

adj tastelessly showy

Synonyms

  • brummagem
  • chintzy
  • flashy
  • garish
  • gaudy
  • glaring
  • loud
  • meretricious
  • tawdry
  • tinsel

Synonyms for tacky

adj (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch

Related Words

  • wet

adj tastelessly showy

Synonyms

  • flash
  • flashy
  • garish
  • gaudy
  • gimcrack
  • tawdry
  • trashy
  • brassy
  • cheap
  • loud
  • meretricious
  • tatty

Related Words

  • tasteless
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