Tack"y (?), a. [Cf. Techy, Tack a spot.] Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried. [U. S.]

Tack"y (?), a. [Etymol. uncert.] Dowdy, shabby, or neglected in appearance; unkempt. [Local, U. S.]

Tack"y, n. [Written also tackey.] An ill-conditioned, ill-fed, or neglected horse; also, a person in a like condition. [Southern U. S.]

Tack"y (?), a. [Cf. Techy, Tack a spot.] Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried. [U. S.]

Tack"y (?), a. [Etymol. uncert.] Dowdy, shabby, or neglected in appearance; unkempt. [Local, U. S.]

Tack"y, n. [Written also tackey.] An ill-conditioned, ill-fed, or neglected horse; also, a person in a like condition. [Southern U. S.]

• Of a substance, slightly sticky.
       This paint isn't dry yet - it's still a bit tacky.
  
• (colloquial) Of low quality.
       That market stall sells all sorts of tacky ornaments.
  
• (colloquial) In poor taste.
       That was a tacky thing to say.
  
• gaudy, flashy, showy, garish
  
• dowdy, shabbily dressed
  
• shabby, dowdy(in one's appearance)
  
• gaudy, flashy, showy, garish