sticky
Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
Example
“Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?”
Other meanings
Difficult, awkward.
“This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful.”
Of a death: unpleasant, grisly.
Related words
- sticky keys
- nonsticky
- stickyback
- stickybeak
- stickyweed
- unsticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticky-backed plastic
- sticky bit
- sticky fingers
- sticky note
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sticky” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.