stick´i|ness

stick´i|ness
stick|y «STIHK ee», adjective, stick|i|er, stick|i|est.
1. that sticks: »

sticky glue.

SYNONYM(S): adhesive, viscous, mucilaginous.
2. that makes things stick; covered with adhesive matter: »

sticky paper to catch flies.

3. Informal. hot and damp: »

sticky weather.

SYNONYM(S): humid.
4. Informal, Figurative. difficult: »

a sticky problem. A night carrier landing can be a very sticky thing (Saturday Evening Post).

5. Informal, Figurative. selling with difficulty: »

Used car stocks…are somewhat improved, although currently sticky (Wall Street Journal).

6. Slang, Figurative. unpleasant; extremely disagreeable: »

A few years ago this old peasant would have certainly joined up with wreckers and saboteurs and have reached a sticky end (London Times).

stick´i|ly, adverb.
stick´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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