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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ick·y /ˈɪki/ adjective spoken  UNPLEASANTvery unpleasant, especially to look at, taste, or feel 〔尤指在视觉、味觉、触觉上〕非常令人讨厌的 SYN yucky There was some icky black stuff between the tiles. 瓷砖缝里有些令人恶心的脏东西。
Examples from the Corpus
ickyWhat's this icky black stuff on the tree?The grandedame gestures of the late fifties had gone, the overblown and icky sentiment had gone.
Origin icky (1900-2000) Perhaps from sticky
ick·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
to feel Corpus taste, especially very or unpleasant, look at,


icky
icky /ˈɪki/ adjective spoken
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: Perhaps from sticky
very unpleasant, especially to look at, taste, or feel
   SYN  yucky:
    There was some icky black stuff between the tiles.


ickyBrE /ˈɪki/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪki/ 🔊 adjective (ick·ier, icki·est) (informal) unpleasant (used especially about sth that is wet and sticky) 黏糊糊(令人不舒服)的