aftertack

noun

af·​ter·​tack

ˈaf-tər-ˌtak

: residual tackiness or stickiness of a film (as of a varnish) after drying is complete

Word History

Etymology

after- + tack entry 1

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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