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sticky
Synonyms and Antonyms of sticky
1
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
2
containing or characterized by an uncomfortable amount of moisture
steamy, summerlike, summery, sweltering, torrid
semitropical (also semitropic), subhumid, subtropical (also subtropic), tropic, tropical
close, heavy, oppressive, smothering, stifling, stuffy, suffocating
awash, bathed, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, washed, watered, waterlogged, watery, wet
3
requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling
4
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
chocolate-box, cloying, corny, drippy, fruity, gooey, lovey-dovey, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, novelettish, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, slushy, soppy, soupy, spoony (or spooney), sugarcoated, sugary, wet
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