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1.
If you describe a substance as icky, you mean that it is disgustingly sticky.
[mainly US, informal, disapproval] [...]
2.
If you describe something as icky, you mean that it is too emotional or sentimental.
[mainly US, informal, disapproval] [...]
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Nothing happened, but she could feel something icky on her fingers.Twenty Regal and the new blue lighter to hand on the sticky icky counter.Otherwise we'd all be overrun with the icky little beasties.
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English-French(informal)
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● adjective: (mainly US) (= sentimental) gnangnan; (= sticky) poisseux/euse [...]
English-Spanish(very informal)
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● adjective: (= sticky) todo pegajoso; (figurative) (= horrible) asqueroso [...]
English-German
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● adjective: (= yucky) ekelhaft, eklig (inf); (= sentimental) kitschig (pej) [...]
English-Italian(informal)
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● adjective: appiccicoso/a, appiccicaticcio/a, (figurative) (song etc) sdolcinato/a [...]
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