sticky
sticky
Definition
sticky (stik′ē)
adjective stick′i·er, stick′i·est
- that sticks; adhesive; tending to cling to anything touched
- not moving easily sticky valves
- covered with an adhesive substance sticky fingers
- Informal hot and humid a sticky climate
- ☆ Informal difficult to deal with; troublesome a sticky problem
- ☆ Informal overly sentimental; maudlin
sticky
Synonyms
sticky
Usage Examples
Preposition: out
- bit: To miss the debris under the railroad bridges, you have to get near to these sticky out bits of rail line.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: Fibrin creates a number of threads that make the plasma sticky, enabling a clot to form.
- get: In the wet this can get a bit sticky.
Modifies a noun
- pudding: Never mind, the sticky toffee pudding was great, I'm sure Delia would have approved.
- bun: So Emma and I stopped into a coffee shop to have a warm drink and a sticky bun.
- mucus: It causes the muscles in these tubes to contract, the tubes themselves to swell and also causes sticky mucus to be produced.
- tape: Attach the balloon to the straw with sticky tape.
- co-product: This is a specialist blend of molasses, the black sticky co-product of cane sugar refining and vegetable oils.
- pad: Attach to surfaces using double sided sticky pads, or similar.
Modifying Another Word
- slightly: This is a blue, clear liquid, which feels slightly sticky.
- too: Not too sticky, just enough to hold it to the screen well.
- extremely: Its extremely sticky, gluing together any target's feet and hands to the pavement.
- rather: But no, they're leather pads, just rather sticky ones.
- pretty: More soon... July 21st 2002 It's pretty sticky here in Orange County, which I guess is what you'd expect.
- very: A very sticky finish can be achieved by heating the tray on the stove.
Used with adjective complement
- become: If the dough becomes sticky, add more flour.
- feel: This is a blue, clear liquid, which feels slightly sticky.
- get: Asking for specific tests or treatments gets pretty sticky.
- go: Fluid builds up inside the middle ear and goes sticky like glue.
- prove: Mobile phones come to mind immediately as a channel that can prove as sticky as American cheese.
Browse dictionary entries near sticky
- stickwork
- stickweed
- stickup
- stickum
- sticktight
- stickseed
- stickpin
- stickman
- stickler
- stickleback
- sticky fingers
- sticky wicket
- Stieglitz
- stiff
- stiff-arm
- stiff-necked
- stiffen
- stifle
- stifling
- stigma
