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tacky adjective ( LOW QUALITY )

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Definition

informal disapproving of cheap quality or in bad style
The shop sold tacky souvenirs and ornaments.

tackiness noun

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(Definition of tacky adjective (LOW QUALITY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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