icky

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective very bad
  2. adjective soft and sticky

Etymology

1935, American English; from icky-boo (circa 1920): sickly, nauseated; baby talk corruption of sick; from a sentimental term for jazz music.

In classic literature

Synonyms

crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky

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