stickier; stickiest
1
3
: tending to stick
4
a
: disagreeable, unpleasant
came to a sticky end
c
: difficult, problematic
a sticky situation
5
: excessively sentimental : cloying
Examples of sticky in a Sentence
The sap is very sticky.
There is a sticky substance on the table.
The paint was still sticky.
The weather was hot and sticky.
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Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough that is slightly sticky, 5 minutes.
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In what is now the La Brea Tar Pits, sticky pools of asphalt famously trapped dire wolves and sabre-toothed cats.
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Emily Teel, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2026
Some scrapers feature a curved tip for working with sticky ingredients.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Because customers are so sticky with Supermicro, there’s less urgency for Nvidia to act quickly to sever the partnership owing to reputational risk or optics.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
In what is now the La Brea Tar Pits, sticky pools of asphalt famously trapped dire wolves and sabre-toothed cats.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Sticky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticky. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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sticky
adjective
stickier; stickiest
1
a
: adhesive entry 1, gluey
sticky syrup
b
: coated with a sticky substance
the tabletop was sticky
3
: tending to stick
sticky windows
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