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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: tacky (0.02125 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to tacky.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: tacky
tacky
adj 1: (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried
and slightly sticky to the touch;
“tacky varnish”
2: tastelessly showy;
“a flash car”;
“a flashy ring”;
“garish
colors”;
“a gaudy costume”;
“loud sport shirts”;
“a
meretricious yet stylish book”;
“tawdry ornaments” [syn:
brassy,
cheap,
flash,
flashy,
garish,
gaudy,
gimcrack,
loud,
meretricious,
tatty,
tawdry,
trashy]
[also:
tackiest,
tackier]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tacky
Tacky
\Tack"y\, a. [Cf.
Techy,
Tack a spot.]
Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when
not well dried. [U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
Tacky
\Tack"y\, a. [Etymol. uncert.]
1. Dowdy, shabby, or neglected in appearance; unkempt.
[Local, U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. In poor taste; appearing cheap; gaudy; unstylish. Broadly
used to describe objects whose style is disapproved of by
the speaker.
[PJC]
3. Tactless; in poor taste; -- used to describe behavior.
[PJC]
Tacky
\Tack"y\, n. [Written also
tackey.]
An ill-conditioned, ill-fed, or neglected horse; also, a
person in a like condition. [Southern U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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