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- DictionaryStick·y/ˈstikē/
adjective
- 1. tending or designed to stick to things on contact or covered with something that sticks: "her sticky bubblegum"
- 2. (of the weather) hot and damp; muggy: "it was an unusually hot and sticky summer"
noun
- 1. (in an online forum) a thread containing important information that is set to remain at the top of the other threads regardless of when it was last updated: "could you put a sticky in the forum for those of us that are confused?"
covered with adhesive or viscid matter: sticky hands. (of the weather or climate) hot and humid: It was an unbearably sticky day. requiring careful treatment; awkwardly difficult: a rather sticky diplomatic problem; Breaking the news is going to be sticky.
Check pronunciation: sticky. Definition of sticky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · 1. covered or daubed with an adhesive or viscous substance. sticky fingers. 2. having the property of sticking to a surface. 3. (of weather or atmosphere) warm and humid; muggy. 4. (of prices) tending not to fall in deflationary conditions.
Definition of sticky – Learner’s Dictionary. sticky. adjective. uk / ˈstɪki / us. sticky adjective (LIKE GLUE) Add to word list. B1. made of or covered with a substance that can stick to other things: sticky fingers. sticky tape. sticky adjective (WEATHER) Sticky weather is unpleasantly hot: a sticky August afternoon.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English stick‧y /ˈstɪki/ adjective (comparative stickier, superlative stickiest) 1 made of or covered with a substance that sticks to surfaces There’s some sticky stuff in your hair. a sticky floor sticky tape/label etc British English (=tape etc that is made so it will stick to surfaces) 2 weather ...
Informal. unpleasant; unfortunate; nasty: The villain of the story meets a sticky end. See more. noun, plural stick·ies. one of a number of small sheets of paper on a pad, each having an adhesive backing that allows it to be positioned and repositioned on smooth surfaces. QUIZ. This Word Of The Day Quiz Is Unputdownable!
Mar 10, 2024 · ( finance) Tending to stay the same; resistant to change. a sticky price; sticky wages. ( computing, informal, of a setting) Persistent . We should make the printing direction sticky so the user doesn't have to keep setting it. ( computing, of a window) Appearing on all virtual desktops.
