tacky

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!
• side: I remember not being too much of a fan of the tackier side of disco.
• 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.