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1. (adj.) sticky
having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
2. sticky
covered with adhesive or viscid matter.
3. sticky
(of the weather or climate) hot and humid.
4. sticky
requiring careful treatment; awkwardly difficult:
a sticky problem.
5. sticky
Informal. unpleasant; unfortunate.
6. (n.) sticky
one of a number of small sheets of paper on a pad, each having an adhesive backing that allows it to be positioned and repositioned on smooth surfaces.
Etymology: (1720–30)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
2. (adj) sticky
moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body
"felt sticky and chilly at the same time"
3. (adj) muggy, steamy, sticky
hot or warm and humid
"muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather"
4. (adj) awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable
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"
5. (adj) sticky
covered with an adhesive material
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1. (adjective) sticky
covered in or consisting of a substance that sticks to other things
kids with sticky fingers; sticky jam
2. sticky
(of a situation) difficult or problematic
to help sb out of a sticky situation
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. sticky
having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious
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Sense: able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces
He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.
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 Afrikaans: plakkerig |
 Arabic: دَبِق، لَزج |
 Bulgarian: лепкав |
 Brazilian: pegajoso |
 Czech: lepící, lepivý |
 German: klebrig |
 Danish: klæbe-; klistret |
 Greek: κολλώδης, κολλητικός |
 Estonian: kleep-, kleepuv |
 Farsi: چسبنده |
 Finnish: tarttuva |
 French: collant |
 Hebrew: דָבִיק |
 Hindi: अनुदार, चिपचिपा, लसलसा |
 Croatian: ljepljiv |
 Hungarian: ragadós |
 Indonesian: lengket |
 Icelandic: lím-, sem límir/límist |
 Italian: autoadesivo; gommoso |
 Japanese: ねばねばする |
 Korean: 점착성이 있는 |
 Lithuanian: lipnus |
 Latvian: lipīgs; līpošs |
 Malay: melekat |
 Dutch: kleverig |
 Norwegian: lim-, klebrig |
 Polish: klejący, lepki |
 Persian: چسبنده |
 Pashto: سريښناك |
 Portuguese: pegajoso |
 Romanian: adeziv |
 Russian: клейкий; липкий |
 Slovak: lepiaci, lepkavý |
 Slovenian: lepljiv |
 Serbian: lepljiv |
 Swedish: klibbig, kladdig, häft- |
 Thai: เหนียว |
 Turkish: yapıştırıcı, yapışkan |
 Taiwanese: 膠黏的 |
 Ukrainian: липкий, клейкий |
 Urdu: چپکنے والا |
 Vietnamese: dính, nhớp nháp |
 Chinese: 胶粘的 |
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