ticky

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English

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Etymology

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tick +‎ -y

Adjective

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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

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ticky (plural tickies)

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

Derived terms

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Interjection

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ticky

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

See also

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