sticky
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stick·y 
[stik-ee] Pronunciation Key adjective, stick·i·er, stick·i·est, noun, plural stick·ies.
[stik-ee] Pronunciation Key adjective, stick·i·er, stick·i·est, noun, plural stick·ies. –adjective
–noun
| 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. |
| 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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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| stick·y
(stĭk'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj. stick·i·er, stick·i·est
stick'i·ly adv., stick'i·ness n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
sticky (adj.)
sticky (adj.)
1727, "adhesive," from stick (v.). An O.E. word for this was clibbor.First recorded 1864 in the sense of "sentimental;" 1915 with the meaning "difficult." Of weather, "hot and humid," from 1895. Sticky wicket is 1952, from British slang, in reference to cricket.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| sticky | |
adjective | |
| 1. | having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn: gluey] |
| 2. | moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body; "felt sticky and chilly at the same time" |
| 3. | hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather" [syn: muggy] |
| 4. | 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" [syn: awkward] |
| 5. | covered with an adhesive material |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Sticky
Stick"y\, a. [Compar. Stickier; superl. Stickiest.] Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious. Herbs which last longest are those of strong smell, and with a sticky stalk. --Bacon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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