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icky Definition

icky (ikē)

adjective icki·er, icki·est

  1. unpleasantly sticky or gluey
  2. cloyingly sweet or sentimental
  3. very distasteful; disgusting

Etymology: baby talk, short for sticky

icky Related Forms
icki·ly adverb icki·ness noun
icky* Synonyms

icky*

modif.

distasteful, cloying, gooey*; see adhesive, offensive 2, sentimental.

icky Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • little: There's something a little icky about that to me and I'd just as soon apologize for it with money.

Modifies a noun

  • thing: This is a novel way to remove sticky icky gooey things from carpets.
  • stuff: Water flushes the toxins in your body out so icky stuff doesn't get stored inside - and start showing itself on the outside.
  • night: Surfer Girl Nov 4 2004, 10:11 PM Well my cat coughed up something very icky last night.

Modifying Another Word

  • too: You never have to drive to another gasoline station because this one's just too icky looking.
  • very: Surfer Girl Nov 4 2004, 10:11 PM Well my cat coughed up something very icky last night.
  • slightly: It is a slightly icky picture and you can see eggs that haven't hatched.

Noun used with modifier

  • bit: Strych 14th June 2004, 22:07 And by " not for the squeamish " I mean its a bit icky.
  • something: It was Lurid yellow and made from something icky and synthetic.

Browse dictionary entries near icky

  1. -ick
  2. ick
  3. ICJ
  4. icing
  5. iciness
  6. icily
  7. icicle
  8. -ician
  9. ichthyosis
  10. ichthyosaur
  1. icky-pic
  2. ICMP
  3. icon
  4. icon-
  5. iconic
  6. Iconium
  7. icono-
  8. iconoclasm
  9. iconoclast
  10. iconoclastic