ticky

8.4

Having small biting insects called ticks on it

: infestado de garrapatas

After hiking in the woods, she discovered that her clothes were ticky from the many ticks that had latched on.

Examples

The dog was ticky after playing in the tall grass.
Farmers check their animals regularly to make sure they are not ticky after grazing.
After hiking in the woods, her socks were ticky and needed to be washed carefully.
The veterinarian warned that the old barn was especially ticky in the summer months.
I found a ticky spot on my arm last night.
The veterinarian advised the farmer to inspect the cattle for any ticky areas that could harbor ticks.
After playing in the grassy field, the puppy was ticky and needed a thorough inspection for parasites.

crawly

vsticky

4 6.1

Full of small animals like insects that crawl

is limited to infestation by a particular parasitic insect instead of many kinds

pest-free

1 3.3

Not having insects and mice that damage plants and stored food

ticky positive

ticky = tick (transparent) = tick + y

Formed from 'tick' (the parasite) + '-y'; the meaning 'covered with ticks' is directly derived and obvious to learners.

Ticky comes from the small insect tick, so it means 'covered with ticks'. So, if something is ticky, it has those tiny parasites on it.