ticky

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English

Etymology

From tick +‎ -y.

Adjective

ticky (comparative tickier, superlative tickiest)

  1. infested with ticks (the tiny woodland arthropod of the order Acarina).
    The ticky cows should be kept well separated to avoid contamination.

Noun

ticky (plural tickies)

  1. (childish) a tick (particularly, a check mark).
    Can I get another ticky?

Derived terms

Interjection

ticky

  1. (onomatopoeia, also tick) Representing short pitchless sound at a reasonable volume.
    Ticky-ticky-ticky the clock continued regardless of whether anyone listened.

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