Muckier vs Yuckier - What's the difference?
muckier | yuckier |
(mucky)
(colloquial) Covered in muck.
(colloquial) Obscene, pornographic.
(yucky)
(colloquial, often, childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.
As adjectives the difference between muckier and yuckier
is that muckier is (mucky) while yuckier is (yucky).muckier
English
Adjective
(head)mucky
English
Adjective
(er)Quotations
(covered in muck ): * 1991 : Tell them if you want a mucky oven cleaned before the visit as special steam-cleaning equipment may be needed. Ideal Home , South Bank Publishing group (obscene ): * 1992 : The mucky message carried the name of a constable at the top. — The Daily Mirror , Mirror Group NewspapersDerived terms
* mucky pupyuckier
English
Adjective
(head)yucky
English
Alternative forms
* yukkyAdjective
(er)Synonyms
* disgusting * distasteful * foul * loathsome * nasty * offensive * repugnant * revolting * unpleasant * wickedAntonyms
* yummyDerived terms
* yuckinessQuotations
"Don't rule out desalination because it is expensive, or recycling because it sounds yucky , or building a dam," Mr Turnbull told Australian media." —BBC Online