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Inkiest vs Ickiest - What's the difference?

inkiest | ickiest |

As adjectives the difference between inkiest and ickiest

is that inkiest is superlative of inky while ickiest is superlative of icky.

inkiest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (inky)

    • inky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.
  • * 1912 : (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 6
    • Tenderly she bore him back through the inky jungle to where the tribe lay, and for many days and nights she sat guard beside him, bringing him food and water, and brushing the flies and other insects from his cruel wounds.
  • spattered or stained with ink

    • Synonyms

    * black * dark * murky

    Antonyms

    * bright * clear * whitened

    ickiest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (icky)

    • Anagrams

    *

    icky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal) unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting
    • I stepped in something icky and it smells terrible.
  • (informal) excessively sentimental

    • Related terms

    * ick