MEANING
1. Slightly sticky to the touch.
2. Showing poor taste through cheap or excessive display.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- tacky surface
- tacky paint
On the page
The paint was still tacky at the edge.
Word forms
- Base
- tacky
Usage notes
Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative tackier; superlative tackiest. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.
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