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sticky

Syllabification: (stick·y)
Pronunciation: /ˈstikē/
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Definition of sticky

adjective (stickier, stickiest)

  • 1tending or designed to stick to things on contact or covered with something that sticks:her sticky bubblegum sticky tape
  • (of a substance) glutinous; viscous:the dough should be moist but not sticky
  • (of prices, interest rates, or wages) slow to change or react to change.
  • 2(of the weather) hot and damp; muggy:it was an unusually hot and sticky summer
  • damp with sweat:she felt hot and sticky and changed her clothes
  • 3 informal involving problems; difficult or awkward:the relationship is going through a sticky patch
  • 4(of a website or its content) attracting a long visit or repeat visits from users:make your site as sticky as possible to keep visitors there longer more and more often, web designers focus on the need to add sticky features to their sites
  • (of a thread on an Internet message board) set to remain at the top of the other threads regardless of when it was last updated:a sticky thread is now live on the forum
  • informal long-lasting or persistent:his new nickname has proved to be surprisingly sticky

noun (plural stickies)

  • (on an Internet message board) a thread containing important information that is set to remain at the top of the other threads regardless of when it was last updated.

Phrases

sticky fingers

informal a propensity to steal.

sticky wicket

see wicket.

Derivatives

stickily

Pronunciation: /ˈstikɨlē/
adverb

stickiness

noun

sticky in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sticky in the British & World English dictionary
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