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- [tak-ee]
- /ˈtæk i/
- /ˈtæk.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tak-ee]
- /ˈtæk i/
Definitions of tacky word
- adjective tacky not tasteful or fashionable; dowdy. 1
- adjective tacky shabby in appearance; shoddy: a tacky, jerry-built housing development. 1
- adjective tacky crass; cheaply vulgar; tasteless; crude. 1
- adjective tacky gaudy; flashy; showy. 1
- adjective tacky in bad taste 1
- adjective tacky If you describe something as tacky, you dislike it because it is cheap and badly made or vulgar. 0
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Origin of tacky
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90; tack1 + -y1
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Parts of speech for Tacky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tacky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tacky
adj tacky
- agglutinative — tending to join or capable of joining
- anile — of or like a feeble old woman
- beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
- bedraggled — Someone or something that is bedraggled looks untidy because they have got wet or dirty.
- blowsy — (esp of a woman) untidy in appearance; slovenly or sluttish
noun tacky
- kitsch — something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste.
adjective tacky
- cheesy — Cheesy food is food that tastes or smells of cheese.
- crummy — Something that is crummy is unpleasant, of very poor quality, or not good enough.
- curer — A healer.
- cutesy — If you describe someone or something as cutesy, you dislike them because you think they are unpleasantly pretty and sentimental.
- darkish — slightly dark: a darkish color.
Antonyms for tacky
adjective tacky
- classy — If you describe someone or something as classy, you mean they are stylish and sophisticated.
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