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• The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky.From the entry artificial
• But this was not a scene of drunken holiday carnage in tacky discos.2014, Simon Spence, Happy Mondays: Excess All Areas. From the entry carnage
• She wears a tacky T.A.R.D.I.S blue cardigan, buttoned to the max, over khaki slacks.2014, Emma Gray, Groupies, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 39. From the entry TARDIS blue
• At least the lowriders (with tacky thong peekage over the top, of course) were providing ventilation.2006, Caridad Ferrer, Adios to My Old Life. From the entry peekage
• “This is the tackiest display of poor taste I’ve ever seen.1983, David Ray, editor, New letters Reader II: An Anthology of Contemporary Writing, Kansas City: University of Missouri, page 9. From the entry 7-11
• Other higher-end properties, like the hotels Budir, Ranga and Glymur, offer Old World charm or slightly tacky rusticism.2015 June 18, Hannah Goldfield, “In Iceland, Seeking a Luxury Hotel Amid the Rustic Charm”, in New York Times. From the entry rusticism
• It's not just that going Godwin is tacky.2013 December 30, beat, “Archived copy”, in Hacker News, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025. From the entry go Godwin
• The Jersey Shore is tacky, but The Bachelor is naff.2012, Simon Doonan, Gay men don't get fat, New York: Blue Rider Press, →ISBN, page 206. From the entry naff
• During the day, the surrounding blocks are no better, full of cheesy bars, tacky shops and brash, neon nastiness.2011 June 5, Lucinda Baring, “Florida: driving along the Overseas Highway to Key West”, in The Daily Telegraph. From the entry nastiness
• The other stuff seemed so tacky, teenagey.2011, Studs Terkel, And They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey, page 235. From the entry teenagey
• Miraculous suck-out victories and tragic suck-out beats will always engender a response, good and bad, classy and tacky.2008, Lee Robert Schreiber, Poker as Life: 101 Lessons from the World's Greatest Game, page 126. From the entry suck out
• Dressings may absorb dirt and may create a tacky surface.2006, Marion Kite, Roy Thomson, Conservation of Leather and Related Materials, →ISBN, page 115. From the entry spew
• Even the tackiest products "depackage" cleanly, completely.1962, Package Engineering - Volume 7, page 31. From the entry depackage
• There are some who think that Battenberg cake is a bit tacky, but I resolutely refuse to count myself among their number.2017, Damien Trench, Miles Jupp, Egg and Soldiers: A Childhood Memoir, Hachette, →ISBN. From the entry Battenberg cake
• I foofed my hair and buzzed the door open, swiping cat hairs from my chest so that I wouldn't leave a tacky hug imprint.1995, Dorian Yeager, Eviction by Death, page 123. From the entry foof
• There also is tacky stuff that just shouldn’t be there: reproduction fantasy-art in a fake Hogwartsian gallery and dull talking-head videos by film producers, for instance.2013 May 3, Rosemary Ponnekanti, “Fantasy eye candy at EMP”, in The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., page 22. From the entry Hogwartsian
• I, for one, would be delighted never to see those tacky symbols again, or to hear the word “skeumorphic,” as that style of digital interface design is called.2012 December 23, Alice Rawsthorn, “Design Stars, and Misfires, of 2012”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry skeuomorphic

Meaning of tacky

1. adjective Of a substance, slightly sticky.
2. adjective Of low quality.
3. adjective In poor taste.

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Questions about tacky in a sentence

How do you use tacky in a sentence?

Tacky is used as an adjective. For example: “This paint isn't dry yet; it's still a bit tacky.”

What is a short sentence with tacky?

“Even the tackiest products "depackage" cleanly, completely.”

What does tacky mean?

Tacky means of a substance, slightly sticky.