sticky

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.

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sticki·ly adv.

sticki·ness n.

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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

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sticky - having the sticky properties of an adhesive gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, viscid, viscous, pasty 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" muggy, steamy wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"
	4.	sticky - 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" embarrassing, unenviable, awkward 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

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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)

adjective 4. humid, close, sultry, oppressive, sweltering, clammy, muggy

Translations

sticky [ˈstɪkɪ] adj → pegajoso; [label] → adhesivo;

(fig) → difícil

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sticky [ˈstɪkɪ] adj → poisseux/euse; [label] → adhésif/ive (fig) [situation] → délicat(e)

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sticky [ˈstɪkɪ] stick adj → klebrig;

(label, tape) → Klebe-;

(weather, day) → schwül

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sticky [ˈstɪkɪ] adj → attaccaticcio/a, vischioso/a; [label] → adesivo/a