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- [ik-ee]
- /ˈɪk i/
- /ˈɪki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ik-ee]
- /ˈɪk i/
Definitions of icky word
- adjective icky repulsive or distasteful. 1
- adjective icky excessively sweet or sentimental. 1
- adjective icky unsophisticated or old-fashioned. 1
- adjective icky sticky; viscid. 1
- noun icky Sticky, especially unpleasantly so. 1
- adjective icky distasteful, revolting 1
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Origin of icky
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1930-35; of uncertain origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Icky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
icky popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
icky usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for icky
adj icky
- sickening — causing or capable of causing sickness, especially nausea, disgust, or loathing: sickening arrogance.
- nasty — physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- disgusting — causing disgust; offensive to the physical, moral, or aesthetic taste.
- horrible — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
adjective icky
- sticky — having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
- gooey — like or covered with goo; sticky; viscid.
- tacky — not tasteful or fashionable; dowdy.
- messy — characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: a messy room.
- horrid — such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable.
Antonyms for icky
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