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Definitions for Sticky

[1] having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
[2] covered with adhesive or viscid matter: sticky hands.
[3] (of the weather or climate) hot and humid: It was an unbearably sticky day.
[4] requiring careful treatment; awkwardly difficult: a rather sticky diplomatic problem; Breaking the news is going to be sticky.
[5] Informal . unpleasant; unfortunate; nasty: The villain of the story meets a sticky end.
[6] one of a number of small sheets of paper on a pad, each having an adhesive backing that allows it to be positioned and repositioned on smooth surfaces.
[7] covered or daubed with an adhesive or viscous substance sticky fingers
[8] having the property of sticking to a surface
[9] (of weather or atmosphere) warm and humid; muggy
[10] (of prices) tending not to fall in deflationary conditions
[11] informal difficult, awkward, or painful a sticky business
[12] US informal sentimental
[13] (of a website) encouraging users to visit repeatedly
[14] (tr) informal to make sticky
[15] short for stickybeak
[16] an inquisitive look or stare (esp in the phrase have a sticky at )

Words related to Sticky

tacky, viscous, syrupy, muggy, soggy, sultry, tricky, heavy, awkward, thorny, delicate, knotty, rough, clinging, tenacious, glutinous, viscid, agglutinative, gluey, ropy

Words nearby Sticky

stickum, stickup, stickup man, stickweed, stickwork, sticky, sticky blood, sticky bun, sticky end, sticky fingers, sticky note

Origin of Sticky

1720–30; 1910–15 for def 4 ; stick2 + -y1

Other words from Sticky

stick·i·ly , adverb
stick·i·ness , noun
non·stick·y , adjective
un·stick·y , adjective

Synonyms for Sticky

syrupy, tacky, viscous, agglutinative, clinging, gluey, glutinous, ropy, tenacious, viscid