Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - tacky
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(tackier, tackiest) 1. If you describe something as tacky, you dislike it because it is cheap and badly made or vulgar. (INFORMAL) ...a woman in a fake leopard-skin coat and tacky red sunglasses... ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]disapproval 2. If something such as paint or glue is tacky, it is slightly sticky and not yet dry. Test to see if the finish is tacky, and if it is, leave it to harden. = sticky ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective (tackier; -est) Etymology: 2tack Date: 1788 somewhat sticky to the touch ~ varnish; also characterized by tack ; adhesive II. adjective (tackier; -est) Etymology: ~ a low-class person Date: 1862 1. a. characterized by lack of good breeding couldn't run around downtown…in a bikini, which was ~ — Cyra McFadden b. shabby, seedy a ~ town whose citrus groves were blighted by smoke — Bryce Nelson 2. not having or exhibiting good taste: as a. marked by lack of style ; dowdy b. marked by cheap showiness ; gaudy a ~ publicity stunt a ~ outfit ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. adj. (tackier, tackiest) (of glue or paint etc.) still slightly sticky after application. Derivatives tackiness n. Etymology: TACK(1) + -Y(1) 2. adj. (tackier, tackiest) esp. US colloq. 1 showing poor taste or style. 2 tatty or seedy. Derivatives tackily adv. tackiness n. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. липкий, клейкий tacky disk surface —- липкая поверхность пластинки 2. ам. разг. невзрачный, жалкий; нищенский they have the knack of looking tacky even whenthey are wealthy —- эти люди умудряются выглядеть как оборванцы, даже когда у них есть средства 3. ам. разг. безвкусный, немодный 4. ам. разг. устарелый; обветшалый; ветхий, обшарпанный 5. ам. сл. сварливый, стервозный, с тяжелым характером; скандалист don't be tacky about trifles —- не подымай шум по пустякам ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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