Tackier vs Talkier - What's the difference?
tackier | talkier |
(tacky)
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)
(talky)
(of a person) Talkative or loquacious
(of a book etc) Containing a great deal of dialogue or talking in general
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 24, author=Allan Kozinn, title=Music of the Spheres and the Pain of Earthly Matters, work=New York Times
, passage=It was a pleasant enough presentation, if talkier than strictly necessary. }}
As adjectives the difference between tackier and talkier
is that tackier is comparative of tacky while talkier is comparative of talky.tackier
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*tacky
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(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.
talkier
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*talky
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