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sticky

[ stik-ee ]

adjective

stickier, stickiest.
  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.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  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.



noun

plural stickies.
  1. 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

  1. covered or daubed with an adhesive or viscous substance

    sticky fingers

  2. having the property of sticking to a surface
  3. (of weather or atmosphere) warm and humid; muggy
  4. (of prices) tending not to fall in deflationary conditions
  5. informal.
    difficult, awkward, or painful

    a sticky business

  6. informal.
    sentimental
  7. (of a website) encouraging users to visit repeatedly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. informal.
    tr to make sticky
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. short for stickybeak
  2. an inquisitive look or stare (esp in the phrase have a sticky at )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³Ù¾±³¦°ì¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ²õ³Ù¾±³¦°ì¾±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From

  • 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

1720–30; 1910–15 sticky fordef 4; stick 2 + -y 1
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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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