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
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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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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2024
Smoke could also enter the leaves and clog their pores, keeping them sticky.
—Delphine Farmer, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
According to the YouTube screener, this means lots of footage of cats annoying people and getting into sticky situations — perching on someone’s back, stealing someone’s sandwich, getting stuck inside a toy and being lifted to a balcony via bucket.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
Inflation in the dominant services sector, at 5.7%, has proved sticky and remains a point of concern for policymakers.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Sticky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticky. Accessed 11 Aug. 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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