"ticky" meaning in English

See ticky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: tickier [comparative], tickiest [superlative]
Etymology: From tick + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tick|y}} tick + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|tickier}} ticky (comparative tickier, superlative tickiest)
  1. infested with ticks (the tiny woodland arthropod of the order Acarina).
    Sense id: en-ticky-en-adj-sczTcbpo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 10 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 54 15 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 13 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 7 4

Interjection

Etymology: From tick + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tick|y}} tick + -y Head templates: {{en-interj}} ticky
  1. (onomatopoeia, also tick) Representing short pitchless sound at a reasonable volume. Tags: onomatopoeic Related terms: ticky-tacky
    Sense id: en-ticky-en-intj-pp5YiEYP Categories (other): English onomatopoeias

Noun

Forms: tickies [plural]
Etymology: From tick + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tick|y}} tick + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} ticky (plural tickies)
  1. (childish) a tick (particularly, a check mark). Tags: childish Derived forms: ticky box
    Sense id: en-ticky-en-noun-9~X4ZRhr

Inflected forms

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