Sticky-fingered
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Sticky-fingered is an adjective meaning (of a person) Possessing the behavioral trait of stealing, especially of engaging in petty theft while handling money or goods.
Meaning
(of a person) Possessing the behavioral trait of stealing, especially of engaging in petty theft while handling money or goods.
More Meanings
- (sports) Skillful in catching or handling the ball, in such games as baseball, football, basketball, etc.
- simple past and past participle of sticky-finger
Example Sentences
Chicago's sticky-fingered defense intercepted five of YA Tittle's passes.
Sticky-fingered customers and employees make off with $9 billion in merchandise annually.
A sticky-fingered teller was charged with stealing more than $190000 from her Queens bank in the past four months.
Well, she sneaks around the world from Kiev to Carolina / She's a sticky-fingered filcher from Berlin down to Belize
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include light-fingered, lime-fingered, nimble-fingered, fumble-fingered, thievish, furtive.
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