icky
adjective
repulsive or distasteful.
ickiness
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a word derived from
icky.
Example Sentences
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For Sally Higgins, “just reading Kimberly’s story brings back the ickiness in my stomach.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The show, thank goodness, eventually addresses that ickiness.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
“Once kids understand how to do it and why, they like the ickiness of it,” said Ann Dang, the school’s compost manager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024
“It’s very understandable and hopefully common,” Buller says, “that there is an inherent ickiness to the idea of placing an abstract dollar value on complex life-forms.”
From Scientific American ● Apr. 24, 2023
This is one time I’m happy we have gender-separated seating at the mosque, but it still doesn’t stop the feeling of ickiness that spreads over me when he’s so close.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
