stickly
- adjective
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pegajoso
- Her fingers felt stickly after handling the glue.
Examples
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After spilling the soda, the floor became unpleasantly stickly underfoot.
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She avoided touching the stickly residue left on the table after the craft project.
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The label was so stickly that I couldn't peel it off without tearing the paper.
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The stickly syrup dripped from the spoon.
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After the spilled drink dried, the table was left with a stickly surface that attracted dust.
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Her fingers became stickly from the candy, making it hard to grip anything.
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The stickly tape was difficult to remove from the wall without leaving behind a mess.
Synonyms
126
1.0
Covered with a substance that keeps it on other things
32
3.2
Soft and sticky like warm chocolate or cheese
11
6.1
Thick and sticky so it does not flow easily
4
4.9
Not completely dry and slightly sticky to the touch
3
3.5
Sticking to a surface so it stays in place
2
5.6
Thick and sticky in a wet, unpleasant way
2
7.7
Sticky like glue that easily sticks to things
1
6.6
Sticks firmly to a surface
1
3.2
Thick and sticky so things stick together
1
5.5
Thick and sticky in a messy way
1
7.3
Being soft and sticky, like thick glue
1
3.7
Sticky and likely to cling to your hands
1
9.9
Thick and sticky like glue or syrup
1
8.8
Sticky and messy with a soft unpleasant covering
Very sticky and thick so things stick together
Sticky and thick so it stays on hands or objects
With a sticky side that you wet to make it stick
Having a surface that makes things stay on it
Antonyms
How Sticky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stickly is built on stick and is easy to remember because it sounds like sticky, which means 'tending to stick'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of something 'gummy' or 'tacky', so stickly here means 'adhesive' or 'sticky'.