sticky excessively sentimental or emotional
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ick•y /ˈɪki/USA pronunciation
adj., -i•er, -i•est. [Informal.]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Informal Termscausing a feeling of strong distaste;
repulsive:"Ooh, those icky worms!'' the kids exclaimed. - too sweet or sentimental:a few icky scenes in the play.
ick•y
(ik′ē),USA pronunciation adj., ick•i•er, ick•i•est. [Informal.]
ick ′i•ness, n.
- Informal Termsrepulsive or distasteful.
- excessively sweet or sentimental.
- Informal Termsunsophisticated or old-fashioned.
- Informal Termssticky;
viscid.
- of uncertain origin, originally 1930–35, American.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged revolting, nasty.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gummy, gooey, gucky.
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