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STICKY
gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous
(adjective) having the sticky properties of an adhesive
sticky
(adjective) covered with an adhesive material
awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable
(adjective) hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; “awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion”; “an awkward pause followed his remark”; “a sticky question”; “in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign”
muggy, steamy, sticky
(adjective) hot or warm and humid; “muggy weather”; “the steamy tropics”; “sticky weather”
sticky
(adjective) moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body; “felt sticky and chilly at the same time”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sticky (comparative stickier, superlative stickiest)
Able or likely to stick.
Potentially difficult to escape from.
Of weather, hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
(computing, informal, of a setting) Persistent.
(computing, of a window) Appearing on all virtual desktops.
(Internet, of threads on a bulletin board) Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
(Internet, of a website) Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.
Synonyms
• (able or likely to stick): claggy, tenacious; see also adhesive
• (hot, windless and humid): close, muggy, sultry; see also muggy
Noun
sticky (plural stickies)
A sticky note, such as a post-it note.
(internet) A discussion thread fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
(manufacturing) A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper.
(AU, colloquial) A sweet dessert wine.
Verb
sticky (third-person singular simple present stickies, present participle stickying, simple past and past participle stickied)
(Internet, bulletin boards, transitive) to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
Source: Wiktionary
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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