different between tacky vs grizzled

English

Etymology 1

tack +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tæki/

• Rhymes: -æki

Adjective

tacky (comparative tackier, superlative tackiest)

1. Of a substance, slightly sticky.

   Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:adhesive

Translations

Etymology 2

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tæki/

• Rhymes: -æki

Adjective

tacky (comparative tackier, superlative tackiest)

2. (colloquial) Of low quality.

3. (colloquial) In poor taste.

4. Gaudy or flashy.

   Synonyms: flashy, showy, garish

   • 1967, S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders

     Steve Randle was seventeen, tall and lean, with thick greasy hair he kept combed in complicated swirls. He was tacky, smart, and Soda's best buddy since grade school.

5. Shabby, dowdy in one's appearance or dress.

   Synonym: dowdy

Derived terms

• ticky-tacky

Translations

Noun

tacky (plural tackies)

1. Alternative form of tackey

Anagrams

• Tyack

English

Verb

grizzled

1. simple past tense and past participle of grizzle

Adjective

grizzled (comparative more grizzled, superlative most grizzled)

1. greyed, old
2. grey or partly grey
3. streaked or mixed with grey; grizzly; griseous

Synonyms

• (greyed, old): grey-haired, grizzled, grizzly, hoary; see also Thesaurus:elderly

Related terms

• (greyed, old): silver-haired, silvery-haired; white-haired.

Translations

References

• "grizzled." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 24 Jun. 2011. Dictionary.com article.
• "grizzled." Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. HarperCollins Publishers. 24 Jun. 2011. Article.