tacky
tacky1
(tackier, tackiest)
tackiness
noun
tacky2
(tackier, tackiest)
tackily
adverb
tackiness
noun
语源
(tackier, tackiest)
- (of glue, paint, or other substances) retaining a slightly sticky feel; not fully dry
（胶水，油漆或其他物质）发黏的；没有全干的
the paint was still tacky.
油漆仍然是黏的。
tackiness
noun
tacky2
(tackier, tackiest)
- (informal)showing poor taste and quality
(非正式)俗气的；质量差的
even in her faintly tacky costumes, she won our hearts.
虽然她穿的衣服有点差，但她仍然赢得了我们的心。
tackily
adverb
tackiness
noun
语源
- early 19th cent.: of unknown origin. Early use was as a noun denoting a horse of little value, later applied to a poor white in some Southern states of the US, hence 'shabby, cheap, in bad taste' (mid 19th cent.)
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