tacky

Meaning

Synonyms

sticky
C1
adhesive
25k
gaudy
31k
cheap
B1
loud
B1
viscous
45k
vulgar
C1
flashy
C2
tawdry
32k
gluey
tatty
trashy
21k
glutinous
gooey
25k
viscid
showy
33k
gummy
22k
shabby
C2
garish
44k
pasty
25k
brassy
clammy
29k
gimcrack
mucilaginous
dowdy
46k
flash
B2

in poor taste

meretricious
trumpery
unstylish
worthless
B2
contractable
styleless
adherent

frippish

agglutinative
bodacious
38k
catching
B2
catchy
C2
chaffy
cheesy
C2
communicable
contagious
C1
icky
25k
inelegant
infectious
C2
jammy
47k
kitschy
limy
low
B1
Translations

cafona
klebrig
billig
mirabolante
espalhafatoso
cursi
desleixado
collant
fajuto
pegajoso
kitschig
de mau gosto
pacchiano

κολλώδης

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtæki/
Etymology

From tack + -y.

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