hicky

[ hik-ee ]

adjective

, Informal.

, hick·i·er, hick·i·est.

1. hick ( def 2 ).

Other Words From

• hicki·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hicky¹

hick + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The fight between Hastings and Hicky is not that different from the fight we face today.

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Known as Hicky's Bengal Gazette after its intrepid founder, James Augustus Hicky, the newspaper notoriously dogged the most powerful men in India.

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Hastings repeatedly sued Hicky himself for libel.

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Hicky stood little chance in front of a bribed judiciary.

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Armed with reports from Hicky's Bengal Gazette, the members of parliament launched an investigation.

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