stickier; stickiest
3
: tending to stick
4
a
: disagreeable, unpleasant
came to a sticky end
c
: difficult, problematic
a sticky situation
5
: excessively sentimental : cloying
Synonyms
Examples of sticky in a Sentence
The sap is very sticky.
There is a sticky substance on the table.
The paint was still sticky.
The weather was hot and sticky.
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Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 12 July 2024
Soaring temperatures and sticky weather can combine to produce potentially unsafe levels of hydrogen sulfide for residents near California's largest lake, the Salton Sea, wrote Janet Wilson at the Desert Sun.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
That’s what makes the product sticky, Connections and Wordle.
Remarkable.
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 11 July 2024
Ordered crisp, the funky, sticky, lightly fishy sauce is bangin’ with that generous scatter of crisp garlic on top.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
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“Sticky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticky. Accessed 21 Jul. 2024.
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sticky
adjective
stickier; stickiest
1
a
: adhesive entry 1, gluey
sticky syrup
b
: coated with a sticky substance
the tabletop was sticky
3
: tending to stick
sticky windows
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