| 单词 |
tacky |
| 例句 |
tacky adjective | adjective
1 adjective •the paint was still tacky:sticky, wet, gluey, gummy, adhesive, viscous, viscid, treacly | informal gooey.
2 adjective •a tacky game show:tawdry, tasteless, kitsch, kitschy, vulgar, crude, garish, gaudy, showy, trashy, cheesy, cheap, common, second-rate. ANT tasteful.WORD NOTE tacky Tacky is used for anything aesthetically excessive: corny: overly sentimental or countrified hammy: overly theatrical, esp. of acting or singing kitschy: grandiosely tasteless pretentious: overreaching the boundaries of the medium or abilities of the creator schmaltzy: excessively sweet or sentimental self-indulgent: tastelessly expressive of concerns unique to the artist — SMConversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage. |
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