as in terrible
extremely unsatisfactory
I'm tired of driving around in a sucky car that is always breaking down
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Recent Examples of sucky
These last couple of years have been especially sucky, though.
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Rabih Alameddine
september 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
True to form, when my sons were in first grade, the advanced readers basked in the blue group, middle readers were relegated to the yellow group, the sucky readers sentenced to red.
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Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
Where’s the comprehensive strategy on how to deal with climate change and the impact of climate change like the very sucky one of more ticks?
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
And concluding a sucky year for Chicago sports fans, the Blackhawks had a sad showing at Tuesday’s Winter Classic, suffering a 6-2 defeat at the hands of the rival St. Louis Blues.
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Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2025
Pretty sucky timing happening there, while Mercury retrograde is gleefully sowing misunderstandings that seem to legitimize your gloomy suspicions.
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Jennifer Culp,
Them,
9 Aug. 2024
Were there some sucky times?
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USA Today,
19 Mar. 2023
Uptime must be at least a (fairly sucky) 97% which means 262 hours of downtime is allow each year.
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Brad Templeton,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2023
And that's the sucky part.
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Todd Rosiak,
Journal Sentinel,
6 Sep. 2022
Rabih Alameddine
september 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
True to form, when my sons were in first grade, the advanced readers basked in the blue group, middle readers were relegated to the yellow group, the sucky readers sentenced to red.
—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
Where’s the comprehensive strategy on how to deal with climate change and the impact of climate change like the very sucky one of more ticks?
—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
And concluding a sucky year for Chicago sports fans, the Blackhawks had a sad showing at Tuesday’s Winter Classic, suffering a 6-2 defeat at the hands of the rival St. Louis Blues.
—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2025
Pretty sucky timing happening there, while Mercury retrograde is gleefully sowing misunderstandings that seem to legitimize your gloomy suspicions.
—
Jennifer Culp,
Them,
9 Aug. 2024
Were there some sucky times?
—
USA Today,
19 Mar. 2023
Uptime must be at least a (fairly sucky) 97% which means 262 hours of downtime is allow each year.
—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2023
And that's the sucky part.
—
Todd Rosiak,
Journal Sentinel,
6 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucky
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The production quality was terrible.
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But in May of 1943, a terrible fire burned his studio to the ground.
Adjective
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Iran’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad World Cup got a lot better Sunday.
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What started as a horrible mistake ended up bringing the community together.
Adjective
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Messi shook off his awful spot kick to deliver another match-winning masterclass against Austria and become the competition’s all-time top scorer in the process.
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But the Windows handheld software experience on the Claw is just awful compared to the straightforwardness of SteamOS on the Steam Deck.
Adjective
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Rebecca Lowe joins Dan Patrick to discuss some of the top storylines around the World Cup, including Cristiano Ronaldo's poor play to start, the United States' potential and more.
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Will the gap between rural and urban America – and the gap between rich and poor America – decline or grow?
Adjective
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Are those still your worst fears?
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While a higher tracker error is not bad in and of itself, most investors become uncomfortable when their portfolio acts so differently from the index.
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“Sucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucky. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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