tacky

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  1. adjective Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
  2. adjective Informal Neglected and in a state of disrepair: a tacky old cabin in the woods.
  3. adjective Lacking style or good taste; tawdry: tacky clothes.
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  • That new stuff is so tacky--there are just not enough petticoats for our liking.
  • But I found that Reno depressed me; on each of my infrequent trips it seemed increasingly tacky, a decaying small city full of hard-eyed hustlers and losers whose only hope was the elusive big score. —  dummy2
  • Tasteless, tacky, and shameful, proving once again that porn never has attracted the best and brightest minds but at least we now know who occupies the bottom of the gutter: Rising Star PR. —  LUKE IS BACK
  • It seems kind of tacky, but sometimes we have to tell a potential donor that we can't accept their work of art as a gift unless they also give us the cash to pay for its installation. —  Museum Blogs
  • From Scary to plain tacky: Mel B shows raunchy side in new burlesque show The singer stripped for first night of Vegas near-the-knuckle act It's another girl! —  Home | Mail Online
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sleazy ·  ill-fitting ·  threadbare ·  creepy ·  viscous ·  seedy ·  cheesy ·  mushy ·  run-down ·  garish ·  flashy ·  disheveled

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tacky:   tackiest
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. From tack1.
  2. From tackey, an inferior horse.

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  1. from tack + -y.
  2. Origin obscure.
 

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/ˈtæki/
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