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tackily

tackily adverb: in a tacky manner.

Adverb

tackily (comparative more tackily, superlative most tackily)

  1. In a tacky manner.
    • It drummed tackily to gather my attention, coughed, spat, cleared its throat, and, on the eve of that portentous communication, retired up stage as a multitude whispering.1904, Rudyard Kipling, “Their Lawful Occasions”, in Traffics and Discoveries, page 118
    • They lived comfortably if tackily in big, plain houses, and were too much like us in town to interest me.1966, Antioch review, volume 25, page 260

Forms of tackily

comparativemore tackily
superlativemost tackily

Origin of tackily

From tacky + -ly.

Questions about tackily

What does tackily mean?
Tackily means in a tacky manner.
What part of speech is tackily?
Tackily is an adverb.

Words near tackily in the dictionary

  1. tackifier
  2. tackifiers
  3. tackifies
  4. tackify
  5. tackifying
  6. tackily
  7. tackiness
  8. tackinesses
  9. tacking
  10. tacking about
  11. tacking boom

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