sticky
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 that is sticky makes you feel uncomfortably hot, wet, and dirty
SYN humid:
It was hot and sticky and there was nowhere to sit.
3. a sticky situation, question, or problem is difficult or dangerous:
a sticky political issue
sticky patch British English:
The business hit a sticky patch and lost £4.8 million.
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
5. have sticky fingers informal to be likely to steal something
6. come to/meet a sticky end British English informal to die in a violent way
7. be on a sticky wicket British English informal to be in a situation that will cause problems for you
—stickiness noun [uncountable]
stick‧y /ˈstɪki/
adjective (comparative stickier, superlative stickiest)1. made of or covered with a substance that sticks to surfaces: sticky tape/label etc British English (=tape etc that is made so it will stick to surfaces)
2. weather that is sticky makes you feel uncomfortably hot, wet, and dirty
SYN humid:
3. a sticky situation, question, or problem is difficult or dangerous:
sticky patch British English:
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
5. have sticky fingers informal to be likely to steal something
6. come to/meet a sticky end British English informal to die in a violent way
7. be on a sticky wicket British English informal to be in a situation that will cause problems for you
—stickiness noun [uncountable]