Tacky vs Seedy - What's the difference?
tacky | seedy |
Of a substance, slightly sticky.
(colloquial) Of low quality.
(colloquial) In poor taste.
gaudy, flashy, showy, garish
dowdy, shabbily dressed
shabby, dowdy (in one's appearance)
disreputable, run-down, sleazy.
full of seeds.
untidy; unkempt
infirm; gone to seed.
suffering the effects of a hangover
(colloquial) Having a peculiar flavour supposed to be derived from the weeds growing among the vines; said of certain kinds of French brandy.
In colloquial|lang=en terms the difference between tacky and seedy
is that tacky is (colloquial) in poor taste while seedy is (colloquial) having a peculiar flavour supposed to be derived from the weeds growing among the vines; said of certain kinds of french brandy.As adjectives the difference between tacky and seedy
is that tacky is of a substance, slightly sticky while seedy is disreputable, run-down, sleazy.tacky
English
Adjective
(er)- This paint isn't dry yet - it's still a bit tacky.
- That market stall sells all sorts of tacky ornaments.
- That was a tacky thing to say.
seedy
English
Adjective
(er)- The healing power of alcohol only works on scrapes and nicks; and not on girls in seedy bars who drown themselves in it. (from "Choice Hops and Bottled Self Esteem" by Bayside)
- pomegranates are as seedy as any fruit you are likely to see.
- His seedy , dirt-smudged visage caused her to look at him askance.
- With her aching back and pronounced limp, she was feeling particularly seedy today.
- After last night's party we were all feeling pretty seedy .
