tacky
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The meaning (definition) of the word tacky
a little bit sticky, so things cling to it
The word tacky used in a sentence
“The glue was tacky, so the paper stuck right away”
Words that mean the same as tacky (synonyms)
stickygluey
Words that mean the opposite of tacky (antonyms)
slipperydry
How the word tacky is said around the world
| French | collant (koh-LAHN) |
| Spanish | pegajoso (peh-gah-HOH-soh) |
| Mandarin | 有点黏 (yoh dyen nyen) |
| Hindi | चिपचिपा (chip-chee-PAA) |
| Arabic | لَزِجٌ قَلِيلًا (LA-zi-jun ka-LEE-lan) |
| Russian | липковатый (leep-ka-VA-tiy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | pegajoso (puh-guh-ZHOH-zoo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | pegajoso (peh-gah-ZHOH-zoo) |
| Japanese | べたべたした (beh-tah-BEH-tah SHEE-tah) |
| German | klebrig (KLAY-brikh) |
| Urdu | چپچپا (chip-chi-PA) |
| Punjabi | ਚਿਪਚਿਪਾ (chip-chi-PAA) |
| Korean | 끈적하다 (kkuhn-juh-KAH-dah) |
| Hebrew | דביק (dah-VEEK) |
| Greek | κολλώδης (koh-LOH-thees) |
| Dutch | kleverig (KLAY-vuh-rikh) |
| Tagalog | medyo malagkit (MED-yoh ma-LAG-kit) |
| Vietnamese | dính dính (zing ZING) |
| Turkish | yapışkan (yah-PUHSH-kahn) |
| Persian | چسبناک (chasb-NAHK) |
| Polish | lepki (LEP-kee) |
| Ukrainian | липкий (lihp-KIH) |
| Bengali | আঠালো (ah-TAH-loh) |
| Swedish | klibbig (KLIB-big) |
| Italian | appiccicoso (ap-peech-chee-KO-so) |
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