sticky
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- tacky, adhesive, clinging, gluey, glutinous, gooey (informal), gummy, viscid, viscous
- difficult, awkward, delicate, embarrassing, nasty, tricky, unpleasant
- humid, clammy, close, muggy, oppressive, sultry, sweltering

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Related Words: tacky, viscid, viscous

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

stick‧y /ˈstɪki/ adjective (comparative stickier, superlative stickiest)
[Word Family: adjective: sticky, stuck, unstuck, non-stick; noun: sticker, stickiness; verb: stick]

1. made of or covered with a substance that sticks to surfaces:
There’s some sticky stuff in your hair.
a sticky floor
sticky tape/label etc British English (=tape etc that is made so it will stick to surfaces)

2. weather that is sticky makes you feel uncomfortably hot, wet, and dirty Synonym : humid:
It was hot and sticky and there was nowhere to sit.

3. a sticky situation, question, or problem is difficult or dangerous:
a sticky political issue
sticky patch British English:
The business hit a sticky patch and lost £4.8 million.

4. a website that is sticky is interesting to the people looking at it and makes them want to look at it for a long period of time

5. have sticky fingers informal to be likely to steal something

6. come to/meet a sticky end British English informal to die in a violent way

7. be on a sticky wicket British English informal to be in a situation that will cause problems for you
—stickiness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

sticky
adj.
VERBS be, feel | become, go
ADV. horribly, really, very covered in a horribly sticky mess
all The rubber's gone all sticky.
a bit, rather, slightly The paint was still slightly sticky.
PREP. with His hair was sticky with blood.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲