n. The state or quality of being tacky; stickiness, as of a partially dried surface of oil or varnish.
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n. the property of being cohesive and sticky
n. tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
Word Usage
"Steve Jobs described Microsoft products as “tacky” and anybody who has used a Macintosh computer will instantly understand what he means by that – the tackiness is multi-faceted and runs deep in the Microsoft product."