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Icky

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WordDefinition
badnounOf low quality.
lousy(colloquial) Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
adhesivenouna substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion
rottenOf perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
crappy(chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, mildly vulgar) Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
gooeySoft, sticky and viscous.
stinkingnounHaving a pungent smell.
stinkynounHaving a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

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WordDefinition
lousy(colloquial) Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
crappy(chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, mildly vulgar) Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
shittynoun(vulgar, colloquial) Very bad; unpleasant; miserable; insignificant.
badnounOf low quality.
rottenOf perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
stinkingnounHaving a pungent smell.
stinkynounHaving a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.
gooeynounSoft, sticky and viscous.
adhesivenouna substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion
unpleasantNot pleasant.
ishynoun(informal, Canada, US, regional) icky, unpleasant, distasteful
creepy-crawlynoun(informal) Any small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm that is unpleasant.
yucky(colloquial, often childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.
ooey-gooey(informal, childish) gooey; sticky
filthyCovered with filth; very dirty.
erky(Australia, colloquial) Yucky, icky, repulsive.
claggynoun(of mud, tar, glue or the like) Sticky or tacky.
yuchyAlternative form of yucky. [(colloquial, often childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.]
yukkynounAlternative spelling of yucky. [(colloquial, often childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.]
viscidnounSticky, slimy, or glutinous.

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