ickier; ickiest
: offensive to the senses or sensibilities : distasteful
put off by her icky triteness—
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The trail was icky with mud.
the novel has an icky sentimentality that makes my skin crawl
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Just push through the icky feeling even one time, and see what happens.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
There's a goofy, lightly icky charm to the voice-overs and visuals, and the upgrade paths are pleasantly addictive.
—Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
The Prime release should play great at any scale while its stars are crossed at one another, but miscalculates their chemistry in a gratuitous and slightly icky epilogue.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
But that’s the icky turmoil that comes with politics at the dinner table.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
There's a goofy, lightly icky charm to the voice-overs and visuals, and the upgrade paths are pleasantly addictive.
—Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
The Prime release should play great at any scale while its stars are crossed at one another, but miscalculates their chemistry in a gratuitous and slightly icky epilogue.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
But that’s the icky turmoil that comes with politics at the dinner table.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Icky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icky. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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