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sticky |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sticky \Stick"y\, a. [Compar. {Stickier}; superl. {Stickiest}.] Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious. Herbs which last longest are those of strong smell, and with a sticky stalk. --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sticky adj 1: having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {gummy}, {mucilaginous}, {pasty}, {viscid}, {viscous}] 2: moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body; "felt sticky and chilly at the same time" 3: hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather" [syn: {muggy}, {steamy}] 4: 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" [syn: {awkward}, {embarrassing}, {unenviable}]
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