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Meaning of tacky

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tacky
      adj 1: (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely
             dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish"
      2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish
         colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a
         meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn:
         {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy},
         {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty},
         {tawdry}, {trashy}]


Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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