icky

IPA/ˈɪki/
IPA/ˈɪki/

icky — adjective

  • ickypositive
  • ickiercomparative
  • ickiestsuperlative

1. If something is icky, it feels or looks unpleasant, often because it is sticky,

1.形容詞B1
釋義

If something is icky, it feels or looks unpleasant, often because it is sticky, wet, dirty, or slimy, and you do not want to touch it.

例句

Theo refused to eat the icky green slime that had formed on the old yogurt.

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Nora wiped the icky mud off her hands after playing in the garden.

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同義詞
  • yucky

    More childlike and common in spoken English; equally informal.

  • gross

    Stronger and more direct; common in American informal speech.

  • disgusting

    More formal and general; can describe things that offend any sense.

反義詞
  • pleasant

    Describes something agreeable to the senses.

  • nice

    General positive opposite; common in everyday speech.

文法句型

be + icky

look/feel/taste + icky

icky + noun

用法筆記

Often used by children or in casual speech. Common with verbs of sensation like feel, look, taste, and smell.

常見錯誤

❌The bathroom floor was icky, so I cleaned it.
✅The bathroom floor felt icky, so I scrubbed it with bleach.
💡icky usually describes how something feels to the senses, not just a fact about its state.
❌I feel icky about lying to my friend.
✅I feel guilty about lying to my friend.
💡For moral or emotional discomfort, use guilty or bad, not icky. Icky is for physical disgust.