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ICKY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does icky mean?
• ICKY (adjective)
The adjective ICKY has 2 senses:
1. very bad
2. soft and sticky
Familiarity information: ICKY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very bad
Synonyms:
crappy; icky; lousy; rotten; shitty; stinking; stinky
Context example:
it's a stinking world
Similar:
bad (having undesirable or negative qualities)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Soft and sticky
Synonyms:
gooey; icky
Similar:
adhesive (tending to adhere)
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