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Adjective: tacky (tackier,tackiest)  ta-kee
  1. (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
    "tacky varnish"
     
  2. Tastelessly showy
    "a tacky car"
    - brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tatty, tawdry, trashy, schlocky []

Derived forms: tackiest, tackier

See also: tackiness, tasteless, wet