hicky

[ hik-ee ]

adjective

, Informal.

, hick·i·er, hick·i·est.

1. hick ( def 2 ).

Other Words From

• hicki·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hicky¹

hick + -y ¹

Example Sentences

“If we had pressed Hicky a little more, I believe he would have come,” said Dick.

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“I should like to have been there and heard Old Hicky,” said Tom, again breaking the silence.

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“A lovely landscape, Hicky,” said Dick, gazing across the verdant plain.

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I think (said Hicky,) gentility and morality are inseparable.'

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You wrenched his arm, Hicky,” said Dick, “when you dragged him out.

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