sticky
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈstɪki/
:
bochornoso
- Right now he's down fifty bucks, and his mustache, sticky with sweat, looks like it's been dipped in molasses.
Even on hot sticky nights you can sleep comfortably.
- Even on hot sticky nights you can sleep comfortably.
Examples
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The sun set and the air was filled with a sticky oppressive heat.
Fiction book (1994) -
Even on hot, sticky nights, you can sleep comfortably.
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Yeah, feels like it's a little sticky. - Oh, no.
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Yeah, warm and sticky, just like I like 'em.
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His shoes felt heavy, and his socks were sticky with sweat.
Fiction book (1996) -
The air was still; the afternoon, though receding, was sticky and humid.
Fiction book (1998) -
It was really warm outside, early signs of muggy, sticky North Carolina summer.
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I'm hot and sticky.
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We'd come home all sunburned and sticky and present Momma and Livvie with our catch of the day.
Fiction book (2000) -
On a humid summer day, the air felt heavy and sticky, making it hard to breathe comfortably.
Synonyms
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Air that has a lot of water and feels damp
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3.4
Too warm and without fresh air
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3.5
A little damp, slightly sticky, and cool in a way that feels unpleasant
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3.0
Hot and humid, often making you sweat
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2.7
A room with little fresh air that feels uncomfortable to breathe in
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2.6
Warm, sticky air that feels wet and uncomfortable
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5.3
Very hot and humid in an uncomfortable way
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4.8
Weather that is very hot and humid makes you sweat and feel uncomfortable
A very hot and humid feeling that makes you uncomfortable
Hot, humid air that feels close and stuffy
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 Humid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sticky is also used for hot, humid weather because sweat makes your skin feel like it 'sticks' to clothes; a helpful way to remember this is the root stick, as wet skin can feel 'stuck' to fabric. So when the air is sticky, it feels damp and hard to move in.