Definition of 'sticky'
Adjective
- having the sticky properties of an adhesive
Synonyms: gluey glutinous gummy mucilaginous pasty viscid viscous - moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body; "felt sticky and chilly at the same time"
- hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather"
Synonyms: muggy steamy - 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"
Synonyms: awkward embarrassing unenviable - covered with an adhesive material
