1
as in inappropriate
marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
it was tacky to wear sneakers to the wedding tacky plastic flowers
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as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
a tacky old couch that needed new upholstery
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as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
don't touch the walls while the fresh paint is still tacky
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Recent Examples of tacky
Brie Stimson , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
It is sometimes considered tacky or distasteful to think of art and commerce, or to think of how money might have shaped the lives and art of those artists who mean the most to us.
—Brandon Taylor, Time, 17 July 2025
The show was shamelessly tacky, which was perhaps some of the appeal as well, which has only gotten more pronounced with her subsequent efforts.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
Its speed, curves, and pizzazz, without being tacky, were so different from anything else on the water that the first hull was sold outside Italy, reportedly to a former New York governor who kept the Italian stallion incognito, outside the view of tax-payers.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 July 2025
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Their betrayal of their own family was tasteless and tacky.
—Brie Stimson , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
It is sometimes considered tacky or distasteful to think of art and commerce, or to think of how money might have shaped the lives and art of those artists who mean the most to us.
—Brandon Taylor, Time, 17 July 2025
The show was shamelessly tacky, which was perhaps some of the appeal as well, which has only gotten more pronounced with her subsequent efforts.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
Its speed, curves, and pizzazz, without being tacky, were so different from anything else on the water that the first hull was sold outside Italy, reportedly to a former New York governor who kept the Italian stallion incognito, outside the view of tax-payers.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 July 2025
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“Tacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacky. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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