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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
Adjective
[stickier, stickiest]
1. covered with a substance that sticks to other things: sticky little fingers
2. intended to stick to a surface: sticky labels
3. Informal difficult or painful: a sticky meeting
4. (of weather) unpleasantly warm and humid
stickiness n
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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
adjective 2. gooey, tacky (informal) syrupy, viscous, glutinous, gummy, icky (informal) gluey, clinging, claggy (dialect) viscid
adjective 3. (Informal) difficult, awkward, tricky, embarrassing, painful, nasty, delicate, unpleasant, discomforting, hairy (slang) thorny, barro Austral. (slang)
Translations
Spanish sticky [ˈstɪkɪ] adjpegajoso; [label] → adhesivo;
(fig) → difícil

French sticky [ˈstɪkɪ] adjpoisseux/euse; [label] → adhésif/ive (fig) [situation] → délicat(e)
German sticky [ˈstɪkɪ] stick adjklebrig;
(label, tape) → Klebe-;
(weather, day) → schwül

Italian sticky [ˈstɪkɪ] adjattaccaticcio/a, vischioso/a; [label] → adesivo/a

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Spit on the city of compressed souls and slender breasts, of pointed eyes and sticky fingers--
And in token of all now being well and satisfactory, she opened her mouth a little, smacked her lips, and settling her sticky lips more comfortably about her old teeth, she sank into blissful repose.
We went all the way in day-coaches, becoming more sticky and grimy with each stage of the journey.
 
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