Sticky
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈstɪki/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Sticky is an adjective meaning Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
Meaning
Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
More Meanings
- Difficult, awkward.
- Of a death: unpleasant, grisly.
- Of weather: hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
- Mawkish, sentimental.
- (finance) Tending to stay the same; resistant to change.
- (computing, informal, of a setting) Persistent.
- (computing, of a window) Appearing on all virtual desktops.
Example Sentences
Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?
Particularly sticky books are cleaned with methylated spirits.
This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful.
The baby was due in December and the hot, sticky August weather was making Jane uncomfortable.
Word Forms
- stickier
- stickiest
- stickies
- stickying
- stickied
Synonyms for sticky
Depending on context, synonyms include claggy, tenacious, glutinous, close, muggy, sultry.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include adhesive, pasty, gluey, glutinous, viscid, viscous.
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