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sticky
[ stik-ee ]
adjective
stickier, stickiest.
- having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
- covered with adhesive or viscid matter:
sticky hands.
- (of the weather or climate) hot and humid:
It was an unbearably sticky day.
Synonyms: , , ,
- requiring careful treatment; awkwardly difficult:
a rather sticky diplomatic problem; Breaking the news is going to be sticky.
- Informal. unpleasant; unfortunate; nasty:
The villain of the story meets a sticky end.
noun
plural stickies.
- 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.
sticky
/ ˈ²õ³Ùɪ°ìɪ /
adjective
- covered or daubed with an adhesive or viscous substance
sticky fingers
- having the property of sticking to a surface
- (of weather or atmosphere) warm and humid; muggy
- (of prices) tending not to fall in deflationary conditions
- informal.difficult, awkward, or painful
a sticky business
- informal.sentimental
- (of a website) encouraging users to visit repeatedly
verb
- informal.tr to make sticky
noun
- short for stickybeak
- an inquisitive look or stare (esp in the phrase have a sticky at )
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Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³Ù¾±³¦°ì¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
- ˈ²õ³Ù¾±³¦°ì¾±±ô²â, adverb
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- ²õ³Ù¾±³¦°ìi·±ô²â adverb
- ²õ³Ù¾±³¦°ìi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·²õ³Ù¾±³¦°ìy adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ³Ù¾±³¦°ìy adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sticky1
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Example Sentences
They left a sticky mess over the airmen, their instruments and the cockpit's canopy.
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So, is the coffee creamer like a mango sticky rice?
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It sure is a sticky situation, so the administration finally caved and rolled out Trump himself to deal with it.
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I laid all the papers out on the bed and sticky notes on the walls.
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“It was real hectic for a n— recently. It got real sticky real quick.â€
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