tackily

adv

1. In a tacky manner.

   “It drummed tackily to gather my attention, coughed, spat, cleared its throat, and, on the eve of that portentous communication, retired up stage as a multitude whispering.”

   “They lived comfortably if tackily in big, plain houses, and were too much like us in town to interest me.”

   “Ceviche is inoffensive but not great, tackily served in a carved-out pineapple, and even more tackily served with those same smoky crab claws.”