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sticky
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stick·y  (stk)
adj. stick·i·er, stick·i·est
1. Having the property of adhering or sticking to a surface; adhesive.
2. Covered with an adhesive agent.
3. Warm and humid; muggy: a sticky day.
4. Informal Painful or difficult: a sticky situation.
5. Economics Tending to remain the same despite changes in the economy. Used of prices or wages.

sticki·ly adv.
sticki·ness n.

sticky [ˈstɪkɪ]
adj stickier, stickiest
1. covered or daubed with an adhesive or viscous substance sticky fingers
2. having the property of sticking to a surface
3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of weather or atmosphere) warm and humid; muggy
4. (Economics) (of prices) tending not to fall in deflationary conditions
5. Informal difficult, awkward, or painful a sticky business
6. US informal sentimental
7. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) (of a website) encouraging users to visit repeatedly
vb stickies, stickying, stickied
(tr) Informal to make sticky
n pl stickies Austral informal
1. short for stickybeak
2. an inquisitive look or stare (esp in the phrase have a sticky at)
stickily  adv
stickiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stickysticky - having the sticky properties of an adhesive
adhesive - tending to adhere
2.sticky - moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body; "felt sticky and chilly at the same time"
wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"
3.sticky - hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather"
wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"
4.stickysticky - hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"
difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
5.sticky - covered with an adhesive material
adhesive - tending to adhere

sticky
adjective
1. adhesive, gummed, adherent Peel away the sticky paper.
2. gooey, tacky (informal), syrupy, viscous, glutinous, gummy, icky (informal), gluey, clinging, claggy (dialect), viscid a weakness for rich meat dishes and sticky puddings
3. (Informal) difficult, awkward, tricky, embarrassing, painful, nasty, delicate, unpleasant, discomforting, hairy (slang), thorny He found himself in a not inconsiderably sticky situation.
4. humid, close, sultry, oppressive, sweltering, clammy, muggy sticky days in the middle of August
Translations
sticky [ˈstɪkɪ]
A. ADJ (stickier (compar) (stickiest (superl)))
1. (= gooey) [substance, object] → pegajoso; [fingers] → pegajoso, pringoso
to have sticky eyestener los ojos legañosos (Med) → tener los ojos pegados por la conjuntivitis
to have sticky fingerstener la mano larga
to be or bat on a sticky wicketestar en un aprieto
2. (= adhesive) [label] → engomado, adhesivo
3. (= muggy) [weather, day] → bochornoso; [climate] → húmedo(y caluroso); [heat] → húmedo
4. (= sweaty) → sudado
to feel hot and stickysudar y pasar calor
5. (= awkward) [situation] → difícil, delicado; [problem, moment, start] → difícil
to be sticky about doing sthser reticente a hacer algo, poner muchas pegas para hacer algo
to go through a sticky patchpasar por una mala racha
to come to a sticky endacabar mal
B. CPD sticky bun N bollo, a menudo de frutas o especias, cubierto con una capa de azúcar
sticky tape Ncinta f adhesiva

sticky [ˈstɪki] adj
[label, paper] → adhésif/ive
a sticky label → une étiquette adhésive
[fingers] → poisseux/euse, collant(e); [dough, toffee] → collant(e)
to have sticky hands → avoir les mains poisseuses, avoir les mains collantes
(= clammy) [weather, day] → moite
to come to a sticky end, to meet a sticky end (British)connaître une triste fin
sticky tape n (British)ruban m adhésif, scotch® m

sticky
adj (+er)
klebrig; paintfeucht; atmosphere, weatherschwül; airstickig; (= sweaty) handsfeucht, verschwitzt; I’m all hot and stickyich bin total verschwitzt; to have sticky eyesverklebte Augen haben; to be sticky with blood/sweatblut-/schweißverklebt sein; sticky bun˜ Krapfen m; sticky labelKlebeetikett nt; sticky noteHaftnotiz f; sticky tape (Brit) → Klebeband nt
(fig inf) problem, personschwierig; situation, momentheikel; he was a bit sticky about iter hat dabei Schwierigkeiten gemacht; we had a sticky time in the discussionwir hatten in der Diskussion ein paar heikle Augenblicke; to go through a sticky patcheine schwere Zeit durchmachen; to find the going stickysich schwertun; to come to a sticky endein böses Ende nehmen; to be or to bat on a sticky wicketin der Klemme sein; he’s got sticky fingers (Brit fig) → er hat lange Finger (inf)

sticky [ˈstɪkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → appiccicoso/a, vischioso/a; (label) → adesivo/a (fam) (situation) → difficile, imbarazzante
he was a bit sticky about lending me the money → ha fatto un sacco di storie per prestarmi i soldi
to come to a sticky end (fam) → fare una brutta fine
sticky tape → nastro adesivo
you're on a sticky wicket there (fam) → sei proprio nelle peste
sticky [ˈstɪkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → appiccicoso/a, vischioso/a; (label) → adesivo/a (fam) (situation) → difficile, imbarazzante
he was a bit sticky about lending me the money → ha fatto un sacco di storie per prestarmi i soldi
to come to a sticky end (fam) → fare una brutta fine
sticky tape → nastro adesivo
you're on a sticky wicket there (fam) → sei proprio nelle peste

sticky stick
sticky لزج lepkavý klæbende klebrig κολλώδης pegajoso tahmea collant ljepljiv appiccicoso べとべとした 끈적끈적한 plakkerig klissete lepki pegajoso клейкий kladdig เหนียว yapışkan dính 黏性的


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