Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Commonly Misspelled Words Quiz Autocorrect can’t save you now. The meaning of TACKY is somewhat sticky to the touch; also : characterized by tack : adhesive. How to use tacky in a sentence.

1. a. Lacking style or good taste; tawdry: tacky clothes. b. Distasteful or offensive; tasteless: a tacky remark. 2. Flimsy, rundown, or in poor repair: "a tacky room he could tear apart with his bare hands"(John Edgar Wideman). [From tackey, an inferior horse.] tack′i·lyadv. tack′i·nessn.

tack′i•ness, n. Collocations: tacky [tape, residue, substances, paint, tar, glue], [looks, feels, seems, appears] tacky, the [surface, wall] is still tacky after [painting, mopping, cleaning], more... Visit the English Only Forum.

Although several of the formulas remained tacky for over a week, all dried thoroughly in the time allotted. Cut off a slip of paper of the same size, put on some of the knotting, and when it is tacky, stick down the strengthening slip. Tacky definition: sticky to the touch; adhesive.. See examples of TACKY used in a sentence.