tackily
- adverb
- /ˈtækiˌli/
- Informal
:
de manera vulgar
- She wore a tackily sequined dress that clashed with her elegant hairstyle.
Examples
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The hotel lobby was decorated tackily, with cheap plastic flowers and bright neon colors.
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Their new place is a tackily furnished, two-story apartment with small balconies and a view of the ocean.
Fiction book (2001) -
Who may dress nicely or tackily.
Fiction book (1998) -
The festival's decorations were arranged tackily, making the event feel uninviting.
Synonyms
2
7.6
In a very bright and tasteless way that attracts attention
1
5.5
In a clumsy way that is not graceful
1
6.7
In a way that shows bad taste or poor style
1
5.6
In a way that does not follow current styles
1
6.3
In a way that is too bright and too decorated
1
6.8
In a way that makes someone or something look bad
In a cheap, showy way that looks tasteless
In a shabby, cheap way that looks old
In a showy but cheap and fake way
In a silly, overly sentimental way that feels not sincere
In a way that does not look fashionable
In an old-fashioned way that looks untidy
To dress or act in an old-fashioned, untidy way
In a way that looks old and not stylish
In a way that looks unattractive or unpleasant
Antonyms
How Tasteless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tackily comes from tacky, a slang word for 'cheap and showy'. A helpful image is something put together with poor, sticky glue that looks messy and cheap, so tackily means 'in a cheap, tasteless way'.