sucky en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsʌki/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *sūkaną Proto-West Germanic *sūkan Old English sūcan Middle English souken English suck English -y English sucky From suck + -y.
Meanings
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Suitable for sucking
a sucky sweet
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(slang) Being something which sucks, which is unpleasant or inferior.
That comedian was pretty sucky on TV last night.
My mother-in-law. Who's^([sic]) isn't sucky, you ask? Mine's exceedingly sucky. More than average I'd say. She tries to turn my wife and kids against me […]
2002, R. Jay Driskill, Necropolis: A Collection of Spectres:
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(slang) Tending to suck up or ingratiate oneself.
Oh no, you'll spoil her, too much sugar is bad for them. / Surely one won't hurt, just this once, Mildred. / And sucky Janine: Oh yes, can I Ma'am, please?
1985, Margaret Atwood, “Birth Day”, in The Handmaid’s Tale, Toronto, Ont.: McClelland and Stewart, →ISBN, page 125:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suckier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| suckiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Kensucky · suckiness · suckitude
Synonyms
oily · toadying · pound-shop · nonsuperior · cullionly · oleaginous · truckling · streets behind · less than · asslicky · sycophantic · greasy · less than · poor man's · inferior · sucky · schmoozy · daddocky · second best · obsequious · ingratiating · suckworthy · ingratiating · sucky · self-abasing · soapy · streets behind · cheapie · soapy · obsequious · fawning · toadyish · ticky-tacky · unctuous · groveling · slimy · BTEC · suckworthy