kicky
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of kicky
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In this photo, Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla wears a quintessential 1960s ensemble: you know, without even seeing the hem, that this kicky lace dress is a mini.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
Although set 50 years ago, writer-director Ozon’s kicky homage brings less modern-day insight and perspective to the overheated, overhauled proceedings than might be expected — or at least desired — of the out gay filmmaker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
Though the women behind Jane were working under stress to provide secretive abortions to desperate and terrified women, a kicky sensibility pervades the film.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
"I Care a Lot" delivers the same kicky pleasure as the recent "Promising Young Woman," as these female protagonists use a ruse to get what they want.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2021
I played and played, entranced by the fluidity of her movements at the keyboard, her comical moues of concentration when picking out a particularly kicky little riff.
From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
In one of the film's kickier episodes, Doris becomes a wildly unlikely hipster and album cover model when she unwittingly impresses the front man for John's favorite band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2016
It proved to be the most critically divisive movie of 1968 and for some the kickiest.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2018
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