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
Recent Examples on the Web
Even if the end justifies the means, there’s something icky about the whole thing.
—Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 6 Sep. 2024
But in many instances viewers might have also felt, well, icky while watching the feud between animal collector Joe Exotic and conservationist Carole Baskin escalate all the way to murder-for-hire charges.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
There’s also a brief Indiana Jones parody where, instead of a boulder, Barbie unleashes a gigantic unstoppable bald Barbie head with all the hair torn out and those icky little scalp holes showing.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Happy fur-st birthday to Tampa's own icky, stinky queen!
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 24 July 2024
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Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 6 Sep. 2024
But in many instances viewers might have also felt, well, icky while watching the feud between animal collector Joe Exotic and conservationist Carole Baskin escalate all the way to murder-for-hire charges.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
There’s also a brief Indiana Jones parody where, instead of a boulder, Barbie unleashes a gigantic unstoppable bald Barbie head with all the hair torn out and those icky little scalp holes showing.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Happy fur-st birthday to Tampa's own icky, stinky queen!
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 24 July 2024
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“Icky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icky. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.
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