🟫sticky

adjective
/ˈstɪki/

Meaning

having the quality of adhering or clinging; difficult to remove or deal with

Example Sentences

The candy is too sticky to eat with your hands.

Example Expressions

stick to your guns

Synonyms

tacky, adhesive, clingy, gooey

Antonyms

slippery, smooth

Collocations

sticky note, sticky situation, sticky surface, sticky fingers

Related Vocabularies

Relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect; pleasing to the senses.
Left to individual choice or judgment; not mandatory.
brave; confident; daring
attributing human characteristics to non-human things, like animals or objects
Of considerable importance, size, or worth.
tiresome because of length or dullness; boring and monotonous

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