Adjective complement with noun phrase

• look: It also felt it looked a little bit tacky with the writing on the sides.

Modifies a noun

• souvenir: Otherwise they'll carry on churning out tacky souvenirs which you're bored with within the week.

• resort: There are some tacky resorts on every side of Mallorca.

• shop: Also, no tacky shops for the children to demand things from!

• thing: We don't need tacky 21st century things in Scotland.

• show: The Dome ended up as a tacky show best remembered for the smell of greasy hamburgers.

Modifying Another Word

• slightly: I picked the " Travel " theme which is on the good side of slightly tacky.

• rather: Blue Hell - This level is decorated almost entirely in blue textures; this gives the level a rather tacky style.

• pretty: The screen is pretty tacky too, themes & colors look washed out.

• quite: For me, Indian movies were a little loud and garish; quite tacky.

• really: I'm not a fan of Versace I think there stuff is really tacky.

• too: The most famous landmark was the Space Needle, of course, which in 1988 seemed altogether too tacky to go near.

Used with adjective complement

• look: Some looked great dressed up, others just look tacky.

• become: Spray both sides which need to be stuck and allow the area to become tacky before fitting and applying pressure.

• feel: The tentacles will feel slightly tacky to the touch.

• seem: The most famous landmark was the Space Needle, of course, which in 1988 seemed altogether too tacky to go near.

• sound: Don't be too fooled by the tag line for this, it makes it sound tacky.

• remain: Some polyester resins cure completely only in the absence of air, left exposed, they remain tacky indefinitely.