ickier

More apt to disgust

Ickier is the comparative form of icky—more unpleasant, distasteful, or gross.

The leftovers got ickier by the day.

This situation is even ickier than I thought.

disgusting

grosser

More disgusting or revolting

nastierMore unpleasant or malicious
yuckierMore repulsive than before
foulerMore offensive to senses

emotional

creepier

More unnervingly strange

weirderMore strange
squirmierMore inclined to writhe
cringierCausing greater secondhand embarrassment

visceral

slimy

Wet, slippery, unpleasant

gooeySoft and sticky
stickyApt to adhere
oozySeeping moisture slowly

gunky · sludgy · mucousy · clammy · squelchy · greasy · grimy · crusty · scummy · filmy

sensory

smellier

More malodorous

stinkierMore foul-smelling
rankerMore rotten-smelling
mustierMore stale-smelling

funkier · moldier · sourer · reeking · rotting · decaying · spoiled · festering · ripe · turned

moral

seedier

More run-down or squalid

sleazierMore disreputable
shadierMore questionable or sheltered
sketchierMore suspect or incomplete

grubby · tawdry · louche

Opposites

appeal/pleasantness

ickiernicer

More agreeable

lovelier · more attractive · tastier · cleaner · yummier

cleanliness/hygiene

Agent that removes dirt

tidier · neater · purer · fresher

Family

ickiness, ickiest

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