i Register
In some senses, icky is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
adj
Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting.
I stepped in something icky and it smells terrible.
Crew member Sachin Sharma of India said workers had no problems with being thrust into the icky job of handling the red bags filled with human waste.
Excessively sentimental.
Unwell or upset; in a bad state of mind or health.
I'm not going to work today. I just feel icky.