26984 words

sticky

13 definitions • 18 examples
1
made of or covered with a substance that stays attached to any surface it touches:

Examples:

a sticky mess
sticky fingers
The floor's still sticky where I spilled the juice.
sticky with The children's faces were sticky with chocolate.
2
If the weather is sticky, it is very hot and the air feels wet.
3

Examples:

There were a few sticky moments during the meeting, but everything turned out all right in the end.
4

Examples:

sticky about Their bank manager was sticky about lending them the money they wanted to borrow.
5
used to describe a website or shop where people like to spend a long time:

Examples:

Big media groups are drawn to social networking sites because of their "sticky" nature.
6
remembered by students over time :

Examples:

Educators use various methods to make learning more sticky or effective.
Ancient Greek mythology is a really sticky subject that can capture the imagination.
7
a small piece of paper with a sticky substance on the back so that the paper can be attached to a surface:

Examples:

My desk is always covered in yellow stickies.
We gave everyone some coloured stickies so they could mark any items they wanted.
8
difficult to deal with or solve:

Examples:

a sticky situation
a sticky issue
9
tending to stick, or covered with a substance that sticks:

Examples:

You had better wash your sticky fingers.
10
If the weather is sticky, it is hot and the air feels wet.
11
made of or covered with a substance that stays fixed to any surface it touches:

Examples:

We printed sticky labels to put on the envelopes.
12
used to describe a website that people like to stay on for a long time:

Examples:

Big media groups are drawn to social networking sites because of their "sticky" nature.
13
used to describe the slow speed with which a particular cause can have a particular effect:

Examples:

Home prices are a bit sticky right now because demand is down.
Change is sticky: enterprises often hang on to existing ways of doing things far too long.

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