adjective · rare

tacky

tacky · tackier · tackiest

без смаку, старомодний, немодний

липкий, бедно одетый, показной, кричащий

schäbig, klebrig

Of a substance, slightly stickyOf a substance, slightly sticky.

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/ˈtæki/

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Meaning

5 senses

Of a substance, slightly sticky.
This paint isn't dry yet; it's still a bit tacky.
klebrig
ли́пкийlípkij
(of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
(colloquial)Of low quality.
That market stall sells all sorts of tacky ornaments.
billig, minderwertig
аляпова́тыйaljapovátyj, низкопро́бныйnizkopróbnyj, низкока́чественныйnizkokáčestvennyj
(colloquial)In poor taste.
That was a tacky thing to say.
geschmacklos
безвку́сныйbezvkúsnyj
Gaudy or flashy.
крича́щийkričáščij, бро́скийbróskij, мишу́рныйmišúrnyj
Shabby, dowdy in one's appearance or dress.
schäbig, schäbig
бе́дно оде́тыйbédno odétyj, неэлега́нтныйneelegántnyj, неря́шливыйnerjášlivyj

Examples

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What a tacky idea!
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Jessica's dress is less tacky now.
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It looks tacky. Tom will love it.
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They think there's something tacky about it.
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The car was adorned with tacky decals.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 6

slightly sticky:

colloquial: of low quality:

colloquial: in bad taste:

gaudy, flashy, showy, garish:

dowdy, shabbily dressed:

dowdy, shabby (in one's appearance):

Deutsch

By meaning 4

slightly sticky:

colloquial: of low quality:

colloquial: in bad taste:

dowdy, shabbily dressed:

Origin

From tack + -y. Sense “in poor taste” from 1888, from earlier sense meaning shabby or see

From tack + -y.

Sense “in poor taste” from 1888, from earlier sense meaning shabby or seedy. Also see tackey (“neglected horse”), Southern US colloquialism from 1800s, later extended to people.

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