icky
adjective/ˈɪki/
/ˈɪki/
(comparative ickier, superlative ickiest)
(informal)- unpleasant (used especially about something that is wet and sticky)Word Origin1930s: perhaps related to sick or to the child's word ickle ‘little’.
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