tacky 1
— tackiness , n.
/tak"ee/ , adj., tackier, tackiest .
sticky to the touch; adhesive.
[ 1780-90; TACK 1 + -Y 1 ]
tacky 2
— tackiness , n.
/tak"ee/ , adj., tackier, tackiest .
1. not tasteful or fashionable; dowdy.
2. shabby in appearance; shoddy: a tacky, jerry-built housing development.
3. crass; cheaply vulgar; tasteless; crude.
4. gaudy; flashy; showy.
[ 1880-85, Amer.; appar. identical with earlier tack ( e ) y small horse, pony, poor farmer; of obscure orig. ]