ticky-tacky

variants also ticky-tack

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ticky-tacky
Adjective
  • Add carrot mixture to stand mixer bowl; beat on low speed until a soft, tacky dough forms, about 2 minutes.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
  • This looks, feels, is tacky and just as good as the expensive brand.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Not because Johansen — who died Feb. 28 at the age of 75 — was one of those folksingers associated with the neighborhood, but because his first major band, the New York Dolls, made its name and proudly trashy reputation at the Mercer Arts Center, a multi-tiered performance space in the Village.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Netflix serves all possible audiences, from high-minded documentary viewers to families that love sitcoms to the biggest fans of the trashiest reality TV.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Never mind that these dudes are whooping, hollering and jumping up and down in a state of hormonal overload, all over a music video resembling a cheesy ’80s aerobics instructional.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Or try your hand at the ultimate comfort food: cheesy chicken lasagna casserole, which marries a classic lasagna with Alfredo sauce to make your taste buds explode.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • When caterpillars retreat to their cocoons, part of the process of transformation can be aesthetically unbecoming and grotesque.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Beyond the chaotic rise of every brood lies one of nature’s most grotesque manipulations — a horrid affair that keeps this species alive against the odds.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The movie takes its title for the unfashionable floater of a nearly unhittable pitch, long, high and vexing.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • King-Hammond suggested yet another factor: his focus on people, and not formalist ideas, was unfashionable in the eyes of art history’s shapers.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The Silent Threat of CO CO is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that happens from the burning of fuels, such as wood, gasoline, coal, natural gas, or kerosene.
    Natalie DiScala, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
  • For instance, the lethal death cap mushroom contains a toxin that is virtually tasteless.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Director Benedict Andrews has adapted the text with a heavy, though not inelegant, push toward contemporary British rhythms and mores, and the ensemble gets the street-clothes-with-a-nod-to-character treatment.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The obvious fix is a little bit of duct tape, an inelegant but quick repair with a resource that most households already have on hand.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the cutout neckline and darted bodice prevent it from being dowdy.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Jane and Kit stand on either side, looking dowdy in black dresses and veils (not really an Irish thing).
    Cullen Murphy, airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Ticky-tacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ticky-tacky. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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