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sticky-fingered

Definition of sticky-fingered

adjective

informal

given to stealing:a sticky-fingered con artist

sticky-fingered in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sticky-fingered in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

stickweed
sticky
sticky end
sticky fingers
sticky tape
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stickybeak
stiction
Stieglitz, Alfred
stifado
stiff

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