ICKY


Meaning of ICKY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈi-kē ]

adjective

( ick·i·er ; -est )

Etymology: perhaps baby talk alteration of sticky

Date: 1929

: offensive to the senses or sensibilities : distasteful

put off by her icky triteness — Renata Adler

• ick·i·ness -nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.