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icky

[ ik-ee ]

adjective

Informal.
ickier, ickiest.
  1. repulsive or distasteful.

    Synonyms: ,

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

    Synonyms: ,

  4. sticky; viscid.


icky

/ ˈɪ°ìɪ /

adjective

  1. sticky
  2. excessively sentimental or emotional
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ¾±³¦°ì¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of icky1

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

"Intimacy is made simple for you, it's made fun in the short term, but the more you play, the more you feel kind of icky."

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But waiting for a less icky opportunity means ceding the ground to people who want to make the structural problems much worse.

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But a somewhat unexpected way that this impacted me was that it felt very icky.

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She added that the head teacher later told her he could imagine her on the beach in a bikini, which she said made her feel "icky" and "uncomfortable".

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What have you learned is important when you’re collaborating with others and making sure things don’t get icky?

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