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ickiness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English icky Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ickiness From icky + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The state or condition of being icky.
2. (countable) Something that is icky.
   • If I could pull your mind away from ickinesses—sorry, I don't really like talking about this stuff. . . 2008, Shula Klinger, The Kingdom of Strange, page 112:
   • Then Sara opened up her teapot to remove the tea bag and gasped, “There is an ickiness in here!” and of course Leroy got all excited and peered in at what first seemed to be a small brain. 1988, California - Volume 13, Issues 5-8, page 47:
   • I had much more vivid horrors than Lovecraft's nameless ickinesses to write about now. 2009, David Drake, The Complete Hammer's Slammers:

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