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adjective
1.
having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
2.
covered with adhesive or viscid matter: sticky hands.
3.
(of the weather or climate) hot and humid: It was an unbearably sticky day.
4.
requiring careful treatment; awkwardly difficult: a rather sticky diplomatic problem; Breaking the news is going to be sticky.
5.
Informal. unpleasant; unfortunate; nasty: The villain of the story meets a sticky end.
noun
6.
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.
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Stickiness
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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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. | (of weather or atmosphere) warm and humid; muggy |
| 4. | (of prices) tending not to fall in deflationary conditions |
| 5. | informal difficult, awkward, or painful: a sticky business |
| 6. | informal (US) sentimental |
| 7. | (of a website) encouraging users to visit repeatedly |
| —vb , stickier, stickiest, stickies, stickying, stickied | |
| 8. | informal (tr) to make sticky |
| —n , stickier, stickiest, stickies, stickying, stickied, stickies | |
| 9. | short for stickybeak |
| 10. | an inquisitive look or stare (esp in the phrase have a sticky at) |
| 'stickily | |
| —adv | |
| 'stickiness | |
| —n | |
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