"tacky" in the adjective sense
1. tacky
of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
"tacky varnish"
2. brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
tastelessly showy
"a flash car"
"a flashy ring"
"garish colors"
"a gaudy costume"
"loud sport shirts"
"a meretricious yet stylish book"
"tawdry ornaments"
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