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Infested vs Ticky - What's the difference?

infested | ticky |

As a verb infested

is (infest).

As an adjective ticky is

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

As a noun ticky is

(childish) a tick (particularly, a check mark).

As an interjection ticky is

(onomatopoeia|also tick) representing short pitchless sound at a reasonable volume.

infested

English

Verb

(head)
  • (infest)

    • infest

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers
    • Insects are infesting my basement!
  • (pathology, of a parasite) To invade a host plant or animal

    • Synonyms

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) mischievous; hurtful; harassing
    • (Spenser)

    Anagrams

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    ticky

    English

    Adjective

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

    Noun

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

    Interjection

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

    See also

    * ticky-tacky