icky
/ˈɪkɪ/adjective
1-ier, -iest
informal sticky, especially unpleasantly so〈非正式〉黏糊糊的(尤指令人恶心的)。
1.1
- distastefully sentimental多情得令人作呕的:
a romantic sub-plot that is just plain icky.
令人作呕的浪漫主义的次要情节。
1.2
- nasty or repulsive (used as a general term of disapproval)(表示反对的通用语)令人厌恶的, 讨厌的:
icky boys with all their macho strutting.
一幅趾高气扬大男子主义派头的讨厌男孩们。
派生词
ickiness
noun词源
1930s: perhaps related to SICK1 or to the child's word ickle 'little'.