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Tacky

English

Adjective

tacky (comparative tackier, superlative tackiest)

  1. Of a substance, slightly sticky.
    This paint isn't dry yet - it's still a bit tacky.
  2. (colloquial) Of low quality.
    That market stall sells all sorts of tacky ornaments.
  3. (colloquial) In poor taste.
    That was a tacky thing to say.

Translations

slightly sticky

  • Finnish: tahmea , tarttuva

colloquial: of low quality

  • Finnish: halpa, rihkama- (prefix in a compound), tökerö

colloquial: in bad taste

  • Finnish: mauton , tyylitön


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