sticky - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sticky' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sticky

[ superl.]

- Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.

1 . sticky

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

Example in sentence:

a sticky question;
an awkward pause followed his remark;
awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion;
in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign

Meaning (2):
- moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body

Example in sentence:

Meaning (3):
- hot or warm and humid

Example in sentence:

stiacciato stian stibborn stibial stibialism stibiated stibic stibiconite stibine stibious

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Sticky Price
Sticky Prices are the costs that are immune to instant market fluctuations. These are the prices that stick. They don't really change significantly in response to...

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