- ickiest
- adj. (Slang) disgusting, repulsive; sweet, overly sentimental; sticky, gooey
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
ickiest
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icky — ickiness, n. /ik ee/, adj., ickier, ickiest. Informal. 1. repulsive or distasteful. 2. excessively sweet or sentimental. 3. unsophisticated or old fashioned. 4. sticky; viscid. [1930 35, Amer.; of uncert. orig.] … Universalium
icky — adjective (ickier, ickiest) informal 1》 unpleasantly sticky. 2》 nasty or unpleasant. ↘distastefully sentimental. Derivatives ickiness noun Origin 1930s: perh. related to sick1 or the child s word ickle little … English new terms dictionary
icky — UK [ˈɪkɪ] / US adjective Word forms icky : adjective icky comparative ickier superlative ickiest spoken very unpleasant to touch, look at, smell, or taste … English dictionary
icky — ☆ icky [ik′ē ] adj. ickier, ickiest [baby talk, short for STICKY] Slang 1. unpleasantly sticky or gluey 2. cloyingly sweet or sentimental 3. very distasteful; disgusting ickily adv. ickiness n … English World dictionary
