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tacky

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)

  1. (colloquial) Of low quality.
  2. (colloquial) In poor taste.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

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tasteless

English

Etymology

taste +? -less

Adjective

tasteless (comparative more tasteless, superlative most tasteless)

  1. Having no flavour; bland, insipid
  2. Lacking delicacy, refinement and good taste; unbecoming, crass.

Derived terms

  • tastelessness
  • tastelessly

Translations

Anagrams

  • stateless

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