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[1] dilapidated, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, neglected, ratty, scruffy, seedy, shabby, threadbare—more at SHABBY

[2] dowdy, inelegant, tasteless, trashy, unfashionable, unstylish; also inappropriate, incorrect, unbecoming, unseemly, unsuitable, wrong; outmoded, out-of-date, passé; coarse, crude, unrefined, vulgar; cheap, common, inferior, junky, lousy, second-rate, shoddy, sleazy, tawdry; gaudy, loud, ostentatious, showy, overdone

Antonyms

elegant, fashionable, modish, smart, stylish, tasteful

ta·co noun, plural tacos [ORIGIN: MexSp]

: a usu. fried tortilla rolled up with or folded over a filling

tact noun [ORIGIN: F, sense of touch, fr. L tactus, fr. tangere to touch]

: a keen sense of what to do or say to keep good relations with others

— tact·ful adjective

— tact·ful·ly adverb

tac·tic noun : a planned action for accomplishing an end

tac·ti·cal adjective : of or relating to tactics; especially : intended for a particular purpose

Synonyms

advisable, desirable, expedient, judicious, politic, prudent, wise—more at EXPEDIENT

tac·tics noun singular or plural 1 : the science of maneuvering forces in combat

2 : the skill of using available means to accomplish an end

3 : a system or mode of procedure

— tac·ti·cian noun

Synonyms

approach, fashion, form, manner, method, strategy, style, system, tack, technique, way—more at METHOD

tac·tile adjective : of, relating to, or perceptible through the sense of touch

tact·less adjective : marked by lack of tact

— tact·less·ly adverb

Synonyms

ill-advised, imprudent, indiscreet, unwise—more at INDISCREET

tad·pole noun [ORIGIN: ME taddepol, fr. tode toad + polle head]

: an aquatic larva of a frog or toad that has a tail and gills

tae kwon do noun : a Korean martial art of self-defense

taf·fe·ta noun : a crisp lustrous fabric (as of silk or rayon)

taff·rail noun : the rail around a ship's stern

taf·fy noun, plural taffies : a candy usu. of molasses or brown sugar stretched until porous and light-colored

1tag noun 1 : a metal or plastic binding on an end of a shoelace

2 : a piece of hanging or attached material

3 : a hackneyed quotation or saying

4 : a descriptive or identifying epithet

Synonyms

label, marker, ticket—more at LABEL

2tag verb tagged; tag·ging 1 : to provide or mark with or as if with a tag; especially : IDENTIFY

2 : to attach as an addition

3 : to follow closely and persistently <~s along everywhere we go>

4 : to hold responsible for something

Synonyms

[1] identify, label, mark, ticket—more at LABEL

[3] chase, dog, follow, hound, pursue, shadow, tail, trace, track, trail—more at FOLLOW

3tag noun : a game in which one player chases others and tries to touch one of them

4tag verb tagged; tag·ging 1 : to touch in or as if in a game of tag

2 : SELECT

TAG abbreviation the adjutant general

tag sale noun : GARAGE SALE

Ta·hi·tian noun 1 : a native or inhabitant of Tahiti

2 : the Polynesian language of the Tahitians

— Tahitian adjective

tai·ga noun [ORIGIN: Russ taĭga]

: a moist coniferous subarctic forest extending south from the tundra

1tail noun 1 : the rear end or a process extending from the rear end of an animal

2 : something resembling an animal's tail

3 plural : full evening dress for men

4 : the back, last, lower, or inferior part of something; especially : the reverse of a coin

5 : one who follows or keeps watch on someone

— tailed adjective

— tail·less adjective

Synonyms

detective, investigator, operative, shadow, sleuth—more at DETECTIVE

2tail verb : to follow for the purpose of surveillance

Synonyms

chase, dog, follow, hound, pursue, shadow, tag, trace, track, trail—more at FOLLOW

tail·coat noun : a coat with tails; especially : a man's full-dress coat with two long tapering skirts at the back

1tailgate noun : a board or gate at the back end of a vehicle that can be let down (as for loading)

2tailgate verb tail·gat·ed; tail·gat·ing 1 : to drive dangerously close