Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Disagreeably sticky.
- adjective Offensive; distasteful.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective informal very bad; repulsive; unpleasant; distasteful.
- adjective sticky.
- adjective Overly sentimental; -- of stories or dramas.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
unpleasantly sticky ;yucky ;disgusting - adjective
excessively sentimental
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective very bad
- adjective soft and sticky
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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However, just resting and waiting out those first three months when you feel "icky" is an important thing and no one should put pressure on you or make you feel lazy.
Nine Month's Waiting 2008
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However, just resting and waiting out those first three months when you feel "icky" is an important thing and no one should put pressure on you or make you feel lazy.
Archive 2008-09-01 2008
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I'm sick with a sinus infection and just feel plain icky!
Happy Happy Friday! Lauren Thomas 2009
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If you doubt it, wait for the moment when Grimes announces, elbow-deep in icky stuff, "We need more guts!"
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I find it self-disempowering and just plain icky, especially if I'm on the receiving end.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, LIZA! Maggie Jochild 2007
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Holocaust background or not, this book is just plain icky.
Whither Jackie Paper? Roger Sutton 2006
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Just from a personal 'feeling' perspective, going to a store which is in with the fascist establishment makes be feel 'icky' -- and I avoid store which make me feel 'icky'.
Home Depot Supports O'Reilly, but Lowes Pulls Ads; Which Box Will YOU Do Business WIth? 2007
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Just from a personal 'feeling' perspective, going to a store which is in with the fascist establishment makes be feel 'icky' -- and I avoid store which make me feel 'icky'.
Home Depot Supports O'Reilly, but Lowes Pulls Ads; Which Box Will YOU Do Business WIth? 2007
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Readers will no doubt recall the icky saga of Brian Doyle, the Deputy Press Secretary at Homeland Security who was arrested last week for allegedly talking dirty with a minor over the internet, sending out dirty pictures and a whole lot more.
Firedoglake » About That Homeland Security Background Check… 2006
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This is like China and others voting present like the lying fraud in chief liked to do instead of making tough and "icky" decisions.
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