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English word origin

Etymology of ticky

From tick + -y.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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intj

Representing short pitchless sound at a reasonable volume.

adj

infested with ticks (the tiny woodland arthropod of the order Acarina).

noun

a tick (particularly, a check mark).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From tick + -y.

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