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1. Having the sticky properties of an adhesive
   - gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, viscid, viscous
    
2. Moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body
   "felt sticky and chilly at the same time"
    
3. Hot or warm and humid
   "sticky weather"
   - muggy, steamy
    
4. Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
   "sticky moments in the discussion"; "a sticky question"
   - awkward, embarrassing, unenviable
    
5. Covered with an adhesive material

Derived forms: stickier, stickiest

See also: adhesive, difficult, hard, stickiness, wet

Encyclopedia: Sticky