/ ˈɪki; NAmE / adjective
( informal ) unpleasant (used especially about sth that is wet and sticky)
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: perhaps related to sick or to the child's word ickle little .
/ ˈɪki; NAmE / adjective
( informal ) unpleasant (used especially about sth that is wet and sticky)
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: perhaps related to sick or to the child's word ickle little .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005