TACKIER

TACKY

brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy

(adjective) tastelessly showy; “a flash car”; “a flashy ring”; “garish colors”; “a gaudy costume”; “loud sport shirts”; “a meretricious yet stylish book”; “tawdry ornaments”

tacky

(adjective) (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; “tacky varnish”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

tackier

comparative form of tacky

Anagrams

• keratic, kreatic, trackie

Source: Wiktionary


TACKEY

Tack"ey, a. & n.

Definition: See Tacky.

TACKY

Tack"y, a. Etym: [Cf. Techy, Tack a spot.]

Definition: Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried. [U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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