meretricious vs tacky

meretricious and tacky both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
meretricious	No	Yes	No	No
tacky	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, meretricious and tacky are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of meretricious include brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, tatty, tawdry, trashy.

meretricious (adjective)	tacky (adjective)
like or relating to a prostitute	tastelessly showy
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing	(of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
tastelessly showy