icky

Meaning

1. (informal) Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting.
2. (informal) Excessively sentimental.
3. (informal) Unwell or upset; in a bad state of mind or health.

Synonyms

gooey

disgusting

nasty

sticky

vile

repulsive

shitty

yucky

stinky

stinking

crappy

rotten

lousy

horrid

loathsome

mushy

obnoxious

obscene

pestiferous

revolting

seamy

sentimental

sickening

sickly

soft

sweet

tacky

ugly

uneasy

unpleasant

unsavory

unsavoury

viscous

watery

ugsome

gagworthy

grody

abominable

mank

abrasive

adhesive

agglutinative

clammy

dark

disgustful

distressful

distressing

execrable

gluey

hideous

Translations

eklig

ekelig

disgustoso

kitschig

asqueroso

fastigós

stomachevole

écœurant

schifoso

viscoso

abweisend

scheußlich

unangenehm

widerlich

abwehrend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪki/

Etymology

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