yucky

adjective

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\ ˈyə-kē

variants: or less commonly yukky

yuckier also yukkier; yukkiest

Definition of yucky

: repugnant, distasteful also : unpleasant, disagreeable felt yucky a yucky chore

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Examples of yucky in a Sentence

The water was dirty and smelled yucky. I felt yucky after eating all that cake.

Recent Examples on the Web The relationship is obviously to kids: parents only push them to eat foods that are yucky. — Alison Escalante, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021 The easiest way to get rid of yucky residue is to use a toilet cleaner made specifically for hard water stain removal, like Scrubbing Bubbles Power Stain Destroyer. — Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 18 Jan. 2021 The children never got more than a few tired days and a yucky cough. — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2020 The only other place in the country with yucky weather will be the Pacific Northwest. — Judson Jones, CNN, 2 Nov. 2020 In fact, beeswax candles work to neutralize the pollutants creeping around your house, everything from dust and mold to mildew and yucky odors. — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 1 Oct. 2020 Dear Readers: To avoid having to clean up those yucky, sticky drip rings left from the bottoms of condiment containers, such as ketchup and mustard, give them a quick wipe before returning them to your refrigerator shelf. — Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2020 The yummy almonds were wrapped in a white packet stamped with a black cross, while the yucky ones were labelled with squares. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2020 For young people, for kids, there's this fascination about things that are yucky or gross or disgusting. — Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2020

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