STICKY


Meaning of STICKY in English

stick ‧ y /ˈstɪki/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative stickier , superlative stickiest )

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ sticky , ↑ stuck , ↑ unstuck , ↑ non-stick ; noun : ↑ sticker , ↑ stickiness ; verb : ↑ stick ]

1 . made of or covered with a substance that sticks to surfaces:

There’s some sticky stuff in your hair.

a sticky floor

sticky tape/label etc British English (=tape etc that is made so it will stick to surfaces)

2 . weather that is sticky makes you feel uncomfortably hot, wet, and dirty SYN humid :

It was hot and sticky and there was nowhere to sit.

3 . a sticky situation, question, or problem is difficult or dangerous:

a sticky political issue

sticky patch British English :

The business hit a sticky patch and lost £4.8 million.

4 . a website that is sticky is interesting to the people looking at it and makes them want to look at it for a long period of time

5 . have sticky fingers informal to be likely to steal something

6 . come to/meet a sticky end British English informal to die in a violent way

7 . be on a sticky wicket British English informal to be in a situation that will cause problems for you

—stickiness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.