Definition of STICKY

sticky

Plural: stickies

Adjective Satellite

  • having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  • moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body
    • "felt sticky and chilly at the same time"
  • hot or warm and humid
    • "sticky weather"
  • hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
    • "a sticky question"
  • covered with an adhesive material

Adj

  • Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
  • Difficult, awkward.
  • Of a death: unpleasant, grisly.
  • Of weather: hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
  • Mawkish, sentimental.
  • Tending to stay the same; resistant to change.
  • Persistent.
  • Appearing on all virtual desktops.
  • Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
  • Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.
  • Resembling or characteristic of a stick.

Noun

  • A sticky note, such as a post-it note.
  • A discussion thread fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
  • A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper.
  • A sweet dessert wine.
  • Sticky-icky; marijuana, especially the sticky, resin-covered buds.
  • Wax.

Verb

  • to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.

Adjective

  • Tending to adhere; adhesive or tacky.

Examples

  • a sticky price; sticky wages
  • A woman has come to me with the complaint that her website is not sticky: 70% of the visits last 30 seconds or less.
  • Her desk is covered with yellow stickies.
  • His Scrabble board position became very STICKY, with few available hooks.
  • Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?
  • This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful.
  • We should make the printing direction sticky so the user doesn't have to keep setting it.
  • What's something that is brown and sticky? A stick

Origin / Etymology

From stick + -y.

Scrabble Score: 15

sticky: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sticky: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sticky: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

sticky: valid Words With Friends Word