different between tacky vs seedy

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

Etymology

From Middle English sedy, equivalent to seed +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si?di/
• Rhymes: -i?di

Adjective

seedy (comparative seedier, superlative seediest)

1. Full of seeds.

2. (figuratively) Disreputable, run-down.

   Synonym: sleazy
3. Untidy; unkempt.

4. Infirm; unwell; gone to seed.

5. Suffering the effects of a hangover.

6. Having the flavour of seeds.
7. (colloquial) Having a peculiar flavour supposed to be derived from the weeds growing among the vines; said of certain kinds of French brandy.

Derived terms

• seedy toe

Translations

Anagrams

• Deyes, seyde