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Definition of Sticky
1. Adjective. Having the sticky properties of an adhesive.
Similar to: Adhesive
Derivative terms: Glue, Glueyness, Gluiness, Gluten, Glutinosity, Glutinousness, Gum, Gumminess, Mucilage, Mucilage, Paste, Stickiness, Viscidity, Viscidness
2. Adjective. Moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body. "Felt sticky and chilly at the same time"
3. Adjective. Hot or warm and humid. "Sticky weather"
4. Adjective. Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment. "In the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"
Similar to: Difficult, Hard
Derivative terms: Awkwardness
5. Adjective. Covered with an adhesive material.
Definition of Sticky
1. a. Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.
Definition of Sticky
1. Adjective. Able or likely to stick. ¹
2. Adjective. Potentially difficult to escape from. ¹
3. Adjective. (computing informal of a setting) Persistent. ¹
4. Adjective. (computing of a window) Appearing on all virtual desktops. ¹
5. Adjective. (Internet of threads on a bulletin board) Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view. ¹
6. Adjective. (Internet of a website) Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving. ¹
7. Adjective. Of weather, hot and wind-less and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating. ¹
8. Noun. A sticky note, such as a post-it note. ¹
9. Noun. (manufacturing) A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper. ¹
10. Verb. (context: Internet bulletin boards) to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sticky
1. tending to adhere [adj STICKIER, STICKIEST] / a slip of notepaper having an adhesive strip on the back [n STICKIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sticky
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