different between tacky vs talky

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

talk +? -y

Adjective

talky (comparative talkier, superlative talkiest)

1. (of a person) Talkative or loquacious
2. (of a book etc.) Containing a great deal of dialogue or talking in general

Derived terms

• talkiness

See also

• talkie
• talky-talky
• Thesaurus:talkative

Anagrams

• Tylka