(un-, prefix1 affix 1.)

Offensive to refined taste or good feelings; objectionable, disagreeable, unpleasant, not nice.

Devoid of good taste; of persons, lacking in discrimination, or in critical discernment and appreciation; of things, showing want of good taste.

Characteristic of, appropriate to, or appealing to the tastes of a low-browed person. Cf. lowbrow, adj. 2.

Devoid of style, in various senses.

(un-, prefix1 affix 1.)

Not æsthetic; void of æsthetic perception or taste.

Dowdy, shabby; in poor taste, cheap, vulgar. Also in combinations, as tacky-looking adj. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

Of, displaying, or embodying bad taste.

Made of ticky-tacky; cheap, in poor taste.

colloquial. Lacking style, taste, or originality. Cf. cheesy, adj.1 3b.