tackier; tackiest
: somewhat sticky to the touch
tacky varnish
also
: characterized by tack : adhesive
tackier; tackiest
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Examples of tacky in a Sentence
Adjective (1)
don't touch the walls while the fresh paint is still tacky
Adjective (2)
it was tacky to wear sneakers to the wedding
tacky plastic flowers
a tacky old couch that needed new upholstery
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
The familiar formula of group portraits, superlatives, and tacky collages was already in place, and already stale.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The tackier the better The dominant aesthetic of the administration comes not from antiquity but from AI slop, the tackier and more juvenile the better.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
But an engine fueled by filling in the blanks isn’t built to last, and these dots, once connected, prove tacky and sour (especially without Pennywise, who’s notably absent for most of the season).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
But there’s nothing jokey or tacky about their presence, and the actors’ performances do nothing so much as bring the love.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
The familiar formula of group portraits, superlatives, and tacky collages was already in place, and already stale.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The tackier the better The dominant aesthetic of the administration comes not from antiquity but from AI slop, the tackier and more juvenile the better.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
But an engine fueled by filling in the blanks isn’t built to last, and these dots, once connected, prove tacky and sour (especially without Pennywise, who’s notably absent for most of the season).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Tacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tacky. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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tacky
2 of 2 adjective
tackier; tackiest
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2
: marked by lack of style or good taste
a tacky outfit
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