STICKILY

stickily, viscidly

(adverb) in a sticky viscid manner; “he felt the blood move stickily from his split scalp and trickle down his forehead”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

stickily (comparative more stickily, superlative most stickily)

In a sticky manner.

Source: Wiktionary


STICKY

Stick"y, a. [Compar. Stickier; superl. Stickiest.]

Definition: Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious. Herbs which last longest are those of strong smell, and with a sticky stalk. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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