stickier; stickiest
3
: tending to stick
4
a
: disagreeable, unpleasant
came to a sticky end
c
: difficult, problematic
a sticky situation
5
: excessively sentimental : cloying
Examples of sticky in a Sentence
The sap is very sticky.
There is a sticky substance on the table.
The paint was still sticky.
The weather was hot and sticky.
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Relevance is a particularly sticky word, one that lacks nuance.
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Of course, enormous brakes and huge sticky Michelins don’t hurt, either.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
And yet, the lion’s share of the songs come with sticky hooks that build and progress in a way that belies their length.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sticky
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“Sticky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticky. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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sticky
adjective
stickier; stickiest
1
a
: adhesive entry 1, gluey
sticky syrup
b
: coated with a sticky substance
the tabletop was sticky
3
: tending to stick
sticky windows
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