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yuckety

yuckety

9.9
Looking unpleasant to eat because it seems old, dirty or spoiled
  • adjective
  • Informal
translation icon : asqueroso
  • The soup had a yuckety color that made everyone lose their appetite.

Examples

  • Those mushrooms on the pizza turned yuckety after being reheated several times.

  • That dish looks yuckety!

  • After days in the fridge, the salad started to look yuckety.

  • The leftovers were absolutely yuckety.

  • The pizza looked so yuckety that I couldn't bring myself to eat it.

  • After sitting out for hours, the fruit salad appeared yuckety and unappealing.

  • The yuckety texture of the overcooked pasta made it hard to swallow.

Synonyms

nasty
vsyuckety
282 1.0

Very dirty and covered with things that smell bad

relates more to look and appetite than to being smeared
hideous
vsyuckety
171 5.1

Very ugly and likely to make people feel shocked or disgusted

is less extreme and focuses on making something seem unappetizing
icky
vsyuckety
  • Informal
38 7.1

Sticky and unpleasant to touch or smell

focuses more narrowly on visual unappetizing appearance
yucky
vsyuckety
  • Informal
22 6.8

Not pleasant to taste or smell

is about looking unappetizing rather than mostly taste or smell
skanky
vsyuckety
  • Offensive
20 9.7

Very dirty, smelly and unpleasant to touch or be near

can be milder, highlighting unappetizing look rather than filthiness
funky
vsyuckety
  • Informal
18 6.9

Has a bad smell

is visually unappetizing rather than mainly smelling bad
unsightly
vsyuckety
15 4.5

Unpleasant to look at

is similar but specifically ties disgust to foodlike unappetizing appearance
unkempt
vsyuckety
13 5.1

Not neat in appearance, often with messy hair or clothes

is focused on foodlike unattractiveness rather than general untidiness
dumpy
vsyuckety
  • Informal
4 5.8

An ugly, dirty place that looks like a garbage dump

is about looking unappetizing rather than resembling a dump specifically
unappetizing
vsyuckety
4 4.8

Not looking, smelling, or tasting good so you do not want to eat it

focuses mainly on appearance as the cause of disgust
fugly
vsyuckety
  • Offensive
3 9.9

Very ugly in an informal, rude way

is less crude and stresses an unappetizing, disgusted look
skeevy
vsyuckety
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person or place that seems dirty and makes you feel uneasy

is about looking unappetizing without the sleazy or suspicious sense
yuck
vsyuckety
  • Informal
2 8.3

Unpleasant and disgusting, making you feel sick

is more about things appearing unappetizing than exclaiming disgust
unpretty
vsyuckety
1 5.0

Not pleasant to look at or to be part of

is specifically about causing an appetite loss through appearance
really yucky
vsyuckety
  • Informal
1 7.4

Very unpleasant to see, smell, taste, or touch

is milder and centres on how something looks rather than extreme disgust
smutty
vsyuckety
1 5.6

Covered in black soot or dirt

emphasizes an unappetizing appearance rather than literal grime coverage
scroungy
vsyuckety
  • UK
1 7.7

Dirty and untidy in appearance

focuses specifically on causing appetite loss through appearance
yuk
vsyuckety
  • Informal
9.5

Very unpleasant to see, smell, or taste

places emphasis on how something appears rather than on spoken reaction
moche
vsyuckety
  • Offensive
9.9

Ugly or unpleasant in appearance

leans toward causing appetite loss rather than general ugliness
disty
vsyuckety
  • Slang
9.9

Dirty and messy, with things in the wrong places

is more about appearing food-unappealing than general messiness
so dutty
vsyuckety
  • Slang
9.9

Very dirty and messy so it needs cleaning

is less about extreme dirt and more about looking unappetizing
raggy
vsyuckety
4.2

Appears torn or worn, like old clothes with holes

centres on an unappetizing visual impression rather than rags
sewery
vsyuckety
9.6

Smelling very bad and looking dirty

is about looking unappetizing but not necessarily sewerlike
icky-poo
vsyuckety
  • Informal
9.9

Feels unpleasant and gross, often sticky or smelly

is a neutral description of an unappetizing appearance rather than playful disgust
tatty
vsyuckety
  • UK
7.4

Showy and cheap in a way that looks low quality

is about causing appetite loss through unattractive appearance rather than cheapness
dingly
vsyuckety
  • UK
9.2

Small and a little worn but with a cozy charm

is more negative, making things seem unappetizing rather than quaint

Antonyms

138 2.3

Makes people like it, for example a friendly smile or a new idea

16 3.5

Smelling or looking so good you want to eat it

How Unappetizing

revolting
6 4.9
disgusting
531 1.3
yuckety
  • Informal
9.9
unappetizing
4 4.8
unappealing
15 4.1

Surface Forms

yuckety positive

Morphology

yuckety = yucky (semi-transparent) = yuck + ety

The adjective clearly derives from the interjection/root 'yuck' (via the familiar adjective 'yucky'), but the final '-ety' is a playful, informal expressive extension rather than a regular productive suffix.

Etymology

The word yuckety comes from the saying yuck (meaning 'disgust') with a playful ending like -ety, so it feels like a stronger, sillier form of yucky. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine something that looks or smells so bad you say 'yuck', which is why yuckety describes something unappetizing or disgusting.