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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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2025
Visitors can peep through the glass to see an assembly line of staff decorating each sticky round with nuts and fruits.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
Their adhesive backing keeps them in place through heat and movement, and the brand also offers a triangular sticky style meant for plunging V-necklines.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2025
This technique involves a bath of sticky, goopy resin sitting in a glass tank that’s uncured; a UV laser beam and multiple mirrors cure one layer at a time.
—Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Sticky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticky. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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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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