ducky
noun[C]
informaluk/ˈdʌk.i/us/ˈdʌk.i/UKold-fashioned
afriendlyway oftalkingto someone you like:
[as form of address]Hello, ducky, how are you?
child's word
aduck(= awaterbirdwithwebbedfeetand alargebeak),especiallyatoyduckfor achildtoplaywith in thebath:
Do youwantyourrubberducky?
Isawa ducky and ahorsey.
- What is it, ducky? Tell Granny what'swrong.
- Listen, ducky, I'm just going out to theshops.
- Shall wefeedsomebreadto the duckies?
Ducks, geese & game birds
- capercaillie
- drake
- duck
- duckling
- game
- gander
- geese
- goose
- gosling
- grouse
- guinea fowl
- guinea hen
- mallard
- non-game
- partridge
- pheasant
- quail
- turkey
- wildfowl
- woodcock
ducky
adjective
USold-fashionedinformaluk/ˈdʌk.i/us/ˈdʌk.i/excellentor verypleasant:
极好的;极为愉快的Life has been ducky since she got out of thehospital.自她出院后,生活变得很快乐。
What a duckylittleroom!多惬意的一间小屋啊!
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- agreeableness
- agreeably
- all things to all peopleidiom
- attractive
- deliciously
- delight
- delightful
- delightfully
- distraction
- homey
- indulgent
- indulgently
- jovial
- jovially
- sensuous
- sensuously
- serendipitous
- sweeten
- ultra-civilized