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icky

[ ik-ee ]

adjective

, Informal.
, ick·i·er, ick·i·est.
  1. repulsive or distasteful.

    Synonyms: nasty, revolting

  2. excessively sweet or sentimental.
  3. unsophisticated or old-fashioned.

    Synonyms: gooey, gummy

  4. sticky; viscid.


icky

/ ˈɪkɪ /

adjective

  1. sticky
  2. excessively sentimental or emotional


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Derived Forms

  • ˈickiness, noun

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Other Words From

  • icki·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of icky1

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; of uncertain origin

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Example Sentences

One lefty tweeter even complained that an invasion of icky American tourists would undermine “family values” in Cuba.

Actually, rather like Gruber, we feel rather icky about fairy tales.

From the rise of the rosebud niche to headlines about STDs outbreaks, the XXX industry may be commercially icky.

If he sees a child held in such a way now, it gives him “an icky feeling.”

The celeb-endorsed craze promises to flush your body of icky impurities with a flood of juice.

Three went down on "phthis-icky" and four on "Ticdouloureux."

ICKY took flight with them, and got so close to the sun that the wax melted and his wings came off.

Uncle Icky got out of his bunk, built a fire in the stove and set his coffee to boil.

The most important fact is that Icky Jones has been a fool for over twenty year.

At Uncle Icky's request, the yacht sailed first for the coast-guard station.

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