sticky
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈstɪki/
:
pegajoso
- Students also used sticky note annotations to respond to each other's claims about the text.
- sticky notes
- a sticky trap
- sticky substance
They're so sticky and I hate when my fingers are sticky and then roll.
- They're so sticky and I hate when my fingers are sticky and then roll.
- They're not thicker or more sticky than they were before.
- Has more of a sticky consistency.
- It's, it's a very sticky material.
- Oh, whoa, that'd be some sticky, sticky goop.
Examples
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This glue is very sticky, so be careful not to get it on your hands.
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It's, it's a very sticky material.
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Eventually my hands got sticky, too.
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You were right about the sticky tape you found by the window.
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The door's a little sticky.
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Has more of a sticky consistency.
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It has a clear, sticky, tacky texture.
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Some sticky substance.
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In fact, ARS researchers helped develop an earlier type of bright-yellow sticky trap for use in California.
Academic text (1996) -
She used sticky tape to wrap the present.
Synonyms
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6.1
Thick and sticky so it does not flow easily
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4.9
Not completely dry and slightly sticky to the touch
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3.5
Sticking to a surface so it stays in place
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5.6
Thick and sticky in a wet, unpleasant way
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7.7
Sticky like glue that easily sticks to things
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3.2
Thick and sticky so things stick together
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6.6
Sticks firmly to a surface
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7.3
Being soft and sticky, like thick glue
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3.7
Sticky and likely to cling to your hands
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9.9
Thick and sticky like glue or syrup
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8.8
Sticky and messy with a soft unpleasant covering
Having a wet, glue like feel that makes things stay on it
Very sticky and thick so things stick together
Sticky and thick so it stays on hands or objects
Thick and sticky like wet glue
Having a surface that makes things stay on it
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- US
A small wild flower with leafy stems and bright purple petals that grows in western US hills
- Informal
A hairstyle with hair that stands out from the head and is easy to see
A wildflower in western North America with sticky hairy stems and pinkish flowers
How Sticky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sticky comes from the English word stick ('to attach' or 'to hold') plus the ending -y ('having the quality of'). So something sticky literally 'sticks' to other things, like a sticky label or tape.