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    TACKY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: tackier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, tackiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Tastelessly showyplay

    Example:

    tawdry ornaments

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    tasteless (lacking aesthetic or social taste)

    Derivation:

    tackiness (tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

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

    Example:

    tacky varnish

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)

    Derivation:

    tackiness (the property of being cohesive and sticky)

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