ickier; ickiest
: offensive to the senses or sensibilities : distasteful
put off by her icky triteness—
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Examples of icky in a Sentence
The trail was icky with mud.
the novel has an icky sentimentality that makes my skin crawl
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The iconic transformation sequence, filled with genuinely ghastly flourishes, is rightfully canonized, but every shock effect is masterfully realized and admirably icky.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Point is: Many rich Americans who might have once had an icky feeling about the prospect of surging inflation in the past suddenly don’t seem too worried about it.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Nomada Studio created a lush, beautiful world that’s plagued by an icky, encroaching darkness.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
How to deal with anxiety around sunset Combatting icky feelings at sundown will depend on what’s causing them in the first place.
—Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024
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EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Point is: Many rich Americans who might have once had an icky feeling about the prospect of surging inflation in the past suddenly don’t seem too worried about it.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Nomada Studio created a lush, beautiful world that’s plagued by an icky, encroaching darkness.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
How to deal with anxiety around sunset Combatting icky feelings at sundown will depend on what’s causing them in the first place.
—Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Icky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icky. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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