tackily

English

Etymology

tacky +‎ -ly

Adverb

tackily (comparative more tackily, superlative most tackily)

  1. In a tacky manner.
    • 1904, Rudyard Kipling, “Their Lawful Occasions”, in Traffics and Discoveries, page 118:
      It drummed tackily to gather my attention, coughed, spat, cleared its throat, and, on the eve of that portentous communication, retired up stage as a multitude whispering.
    • 1966, Antioch review, volume 25, page 260:
      They lived comfortably if tackily in big, plain houses, and were too much like us in town to interest me.
    • 2007, Robin S. Goldstein, Fearless Critic Houston Restaurant Guide: Brutally Honest Undercover Chefs and Food Writers Rate More Than 400 Places to Eat, page 102:
      Ceviche is inoffensive but not great, tackily served in a carved-out pineapple, and even more tackily served with those same smoky crab claws.
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