tacky

tacky is a 5-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried.
2. adjective. tastelessly showy

   "a flash car"

   "a flashy ring"

   Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tatty, tawdry, trashy

3. adjective. (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch

   "tacky varnish"

Synonyms

brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tatty, tawdry, trashy

Common word forms

tackier, tackies, tackily, tackiest

Words from these letters

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