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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—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
For a bonus dig at the dawn of the grunge era, the hair and makeup team give Nigel (Damon Herriman) an icky, trendy chin-strap goatee.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
But once again, the look is accentuated with Carrey’s quiet flashes of icky yellow incisors.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Although the actual ending was a bit on the icky side, but maybe that’s just me.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
For a bonus dig at the dawn of the grunge era, the hair and makeup team give Nigel (Damon Herriman) an icky, trendy chin-strap goatee.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
But once again, the look is accentuated with Carrey’s quiet flashes of icky yellow incisors.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Although the actual ending was a bit on the icky side, but maybe that’s just me.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Icky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icky. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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