Icky
Icky adjective - Not giving pleasure to the mind or senses.
Usage example: the novel has an icky sentimentality that makes my skin crawl
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Gross-Up Close-Up: The director seems to take delight in depicting teenage love as repulsive and icky as possible, with the extreme closeups of characters' kissing each others' mouths in the opening shot as a typical example.
Source: Film / Kids
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