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icky
[ ik-ee ]
adjective
Informal.
ickier, ickiest.
- repulsive or distasteful.
Synonyms: ,
- excessively sweet or sentimental.
- unsophisticated or old-fashioned.
Synonyms: ,
- sticky; viscid.
icky
/ ˈɪ°ìɪ /
adjective
- sticky
- excessively sentimental or emotional
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Derived Forms
- ˈ¾±³¦°ì¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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- ¾±³¦°ìi·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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