- Disagreeably sticky: icky candy.
- Offensive; distasteful: icky sentimentality.
[Origin unknown.]
ickily ick'i·ly adv.ickiness ick'i·ness n.
icky
Dictionary:
ick·y (ĭk'ē)  |
adj. Informal, -i·er, -i·est.
ickiness ick'i·ness n.
ickiness ick'i·ness n.
| Thesaurus: icky |
adjective
- Not pleasant or agreeable: bad, disagreeable, displeasing, offensive, uncongenial, unpleasant, unsympathetic. Slang yucky. See good/bad, pain/pleasure.
| Antonyms: icky |
adj
Definition: not pleasant
Antonyms: good, nice, pleasing
| WordNet: icky |
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The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
(informal) very bad
Synonyms: crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky
Meaning #2:
soft and sticky
Synonym: gooey
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