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Ticky vs Kicky - What's the difference?

ticky | kicky |

As adjectives the difference between ticky and kicky

is that ticky is infested with ticks (the tiny woodland arthropod of the order acarina) while kicky is lively, exciting, thrilling.

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.

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

    kicky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Lively, exciting, thrilling.
  • (cricket) Describing a wicket that causes the ball to sometimes kick (bounce unevenly).