- having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
- covered with adhesive or viscid matter: sticky hands.
- (of the weather or climate) hot and humid: It was an unbearably sticky day.
- requiring careful treatment; awkwardly difficult: a rather sticky diplomatic problem; Breaking the news is going to be sticky.
- unpleasant; unfortunate; nasty: The villain of the story meets a sticky end.
- one of a number of small sheets of paper on a pad, each having an adhesive backing that allows it to be positioned and repositioned on smooth surfaces.
- covered or daubed with an adhesive or viscous substance
- having the property of sticking to a surface
- (of weather or atmosphere) warm and humid; muggy
- (of prices) tending not to fall in deflationary conditions
- difficult, awkward, or painful
- sentimental
- (of a website) encouraging users to visit repeatedly
- to make sticky
- short for stickybeak
- an inquisitive look or stare (esp in the phrase have a sticky at)
