sticky-sweet
adjective
chiefly US, informal
: extremely sweet : too sweet
sticky-sweet caramel
a love song full of sticky-sweet sentiment
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Those sticky-sweet confections disappeared, no more to be found.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
Tatiana’s are downright indulgent, served sitting in a thick, sticky-sweet reduction that sent warmth radiating from my belly to my bones.
—New York Times, 7 May 2025
Hoisin is sticky-sweet and soy-based, slightly viscous and very savory.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2025
Leave it to Carly Rae Jepsen to turn home-for-the-holidays tension into a sticky-sweet ode to Yuletide angst.
—Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
From the sticky-sweet lyrics to the colorfully choreographed music video, the song catapulted the already massively popular group to new levels of crossover American success.
—Tetris Kelly, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2024
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
Tatiana’s are downright indulgent, served sitting in a thick, sticky-sweet reduction that sent warmth radiating from my belly to my bones.
—New York Times, 7 May 2025
Hoisin is sticky-sweet and soy-based, slightly viscous and very savory.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2025
Leave it to Carly Rae Jepsen to turn home-for-the-holidays tension into a sticky-sweet ode to Yuletide angst.
—Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
From the sticky-sweet lyrics to the colorfully choreographed music video, the song catapulted the already massively popular group to new levels of crossover American success.
—Tetris Kelly, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Sticky-sweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticky-sweet. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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