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 [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

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 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 eyes → tener los ojos legañosos (Med) → tener los ojos pegados por la conjuntivitis
to have sticky fingers → tener la mano larga
to be or bat on a sticky wicket → estar 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 sticky → sudar y pasar calor

5. (= awkward) [situation] → difícil, delicado; [problem, moment, start] → difícil
to be sticky about doing sth → ser reticente a hacer algo, poner muchas pegas para hacer algo
to go through a sticky patch → pasar por una mala racha
to come to a sticky end → acabar mal

B. CPD sticky bun N bollo, a menudo de frutas o especias, cubierto con una capa de azúcar
sticky tape N → cinta f adhesiva

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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

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sticky

adj (+er)

→ klebrig; paint → feucht; atmosphere, weather → schwül; air → stickig; (= sweaty) hands → feucht, verschwitzt; I’m all hot and sticky → ich bin total verschwitzt; to have sticky eyes → verklebte Augen haben; to be sticky with blood/sweat → blut-/schweißverklebt sein; sticky bun → ˜ Krapfen m; sticky label → Klebeetikett nt; sticky note → Haftnotiz f; sticky tape (Brit) → Klebeband nt

(fig inf) problem, person → schwierig; situation, moment → heikel; he was a bit sticky about it → er hat dabei Schwierigkeiten gemacht; we had a sticky time in the discussion → wir hatten in der Diskussion ein paar heikle Augenblicke; to go through a sticky patch → eine schwere Zeit durchmachen; to find the going sticky → sich schwertun; to come to a sticky end → ein böses Ende nehmen; to be or to bat on a sticky wicket → in der Klemme sein; he’s got sticky fingers (Brit fig) → er hat lange Finger (inf)

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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

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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

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sticky stick

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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