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tacky
adjective (STICKY) /ˈtæk.i/Definition
› sticky; (especially of paint or glue) not completely dryGlues and gluing and stickiness tackiness
/-nəs/ noun [U] Glues and gluing and stickinessInformal words for badRubbish and wasteSerious and unpleasantNot of good quality
(Definition of tacky adjective (STICKY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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