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Definition: Meaning of, sticky in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈstɪki /

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sticky stickier stickiest
  1. made of or covered with a substance that sticks to surfaces
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  2. weather that is sticky makes you feel uncomfortably hot, wet, and dirty [=  humid]
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  3. a sticky situation, question, or problem is difficult or dangerous
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  4. a website that is sticky is interesting to the people looking at it and makes them want to look at it for a long period of time
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  5. have sticky fingers informal to be likely to steal something
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  6. come to/meet a sticky end British English informal to die in a violent way
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  7. be on a sticky wicket British English informal to be in a situation that will cause problems for you
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sticky used in phrases

  • sticky aster (noun)
    1. wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona
  • sticky bun (noun)
    1. rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom
  • sticky end (noun)
    1. an end of DNA in which one strand of the double helix extends a few units beyond the other
  • sticky geranium (noun)
    1. geranium of western North America having pinkish-purple flowers in open clusters
  • sticky note (noun)
    1. a small piece of paper, often yellow in colour, that you can stick to things. Stickies are often used for leaving messages [=  Post-it Note]
  • sticky wicket (noun)
    1. cricket a pitch that has become wet because of rain and therefore on which the ball bounces unpredictably
    2. British English a difficult or unpredictable situation
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