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
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.
• (able or likely to stick): claggy, tenacious; see also adhesive
• (hot, windless and humid): close, muggy, sultry; see also muggy
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.
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
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
