tackilyadv.1
/ˈtakɪli/ In a slightly adhesive or sticky manner. (In quot. 1903, figurative.)
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > viscosity > [adverb]
glutinously1620
viscidly1821
clammily1844
viscously1878
slably1881
tackily1903
1903 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov. (1904) 124 The sea..drummed tackily to gather my attention, coughed, spat, cleared its throat.
1971 Sunday Times 20 June 42 For every loving Mum who has ever wished there was an easier way of preventing nappy-rash than smearing on..petroleum jelly, Johnson & Johnson is introducing..a melt-on-contact Baby Gel which does the job less tackily.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
tackilyadv.2
/ˈtakɪli/ colloquial.
In a tasteless or vulgar style; shabbily, dowdily.
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the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [adverb]
tastelessly1854
untastefully1863
tackily1936
1936 M. Mitchell Gone with the Wind iv. xxxii. 544 She was ugly and dressed tackily.
1979 P. Driscoll Pangolin i. xiv. 115 A square little hovel tackily partitioned into two rooms.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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