sticky

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sticky

The child's hands are sticky from eating a piece of fruit.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Having the property of adhering to a surface: Covered with or containing a substance that adheres or clings to other materials.
    • Unpleasantly warm and humid: Describing weather that is hot, damp, and causes perspiration.
    • Awkward or difficult to handle: Referring to a situation, question, or problem that is delicate, embarrassing, or problematic.
    • Moist with perspiration: Describing skin that is damp and clammy.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The child's hands were sticky from the melted candy.
    • We're expecting another sticky day with high humidity.
    • The interview took a turn when the reporter asked a sticky question about the company's finances.
    • After the workout, my shirt felt sticky against my skin.
Advanced Usage
  • "to come to a sticky end" (idiomatic): to die or meet with an unpleasant, often violent or shameful, fate.
    • In many old detective stories, the villain always comes to a sticky end.
  • "sticky situation": a difficult, awkward, or problematic circumstance.
    • His lie put him in a sticky situation when the truth was discovered.
  • "sticky fingers" (idiomatic): a tendency to steal things.
    • Be careful with your wallet around him; he's known to have sticky fingers.
Variants and Related Words
  • Stickily (adverb): in a sticky manner.
    • The syrup poured stickily from the bottle.
  • Stickiness (noun): the quality or state of being sticky.
    • The stickiness of the tape was perfect for the craft project.
Synonyms
  • Adhesive: having the ability to stick.
  • Muggy: (of the atmosphere) unpleasantly warm and humid.
  • Tricky: requiring care and skill because of difficulty or delicacy.
  • Clammy: unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Compounds
  • Sticky tape: adhesive tape.
    • She used sticky tape to seal the box.
  • Sticky note: a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on the back, used for short notes.
    • He left a reminder on a sticky note on his computer monitor.
Related Idioms
  • On a sticky wicket (chiefly British): in a difficult or awkward situation.
    • The politician found himself on a sticky wicket after his controversial comments.
sticky

The child's hands are sticky from eating a piece of fruit.

Adjective
  1. covered with an adhesive material
  2. 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
  3. hot or warm and humid
    • muggy weather
    • the steamy tropics
    • sticky weather
  4. moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body
    • felt sticky and chilly at the same time
  5. having the sticky properties of an adhesive

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