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tackier

tackier is the comparative form of tacky.

Meaning of tacky

Adjective (1)

tacky (comparative tackier, superlative tackiest)

  1. Of a substance, slightly sticky.
    • This paint isn't dry yet; it's still a bit tacky.

Adjective (2)

tacky (comparative tackier, superlative tackiest)

  1. (colloquial) Of low quality.
    • That market stall sells all sorts of tacky ornaments.
  2. (colloquial) In poor taste.
    • That was a tacky thing to say.
  3. Gaudy or flashy.
    • Steve Randle was seventeen, tall and lean, with thick greasy hair he kept combed in complicated swirls. He was tacky, smart, and Soda's best buddy since grade school.1967, S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders
    Synonyms:
    flashy, showy, garish
  4. Shabby, dowdy in one's appearance or dress.
    Synonyms:
    dowdy

Questions about tackier

What is tackier the comparative form of?
Tackier is the comparative form of tacky.

Words near tackier in the dictionary

  1. Tacketts
  2. tackety
  3. tackey
  4. tackeys
  5. tackie
  6. tackier
  7. tackies
  8. tackiest
  9. tackified
  10. tackifier
  11. tackifiers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tackier (page history and authors); tacky (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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