■ adjective ( stickier , stickiest )
1》 tending or designed to stick; adhesive.
↘glutinous; viscous.
2》 (of the weather) hot and humid; muggy.
3》 damp with sweat.
4》 informal difficult; awkward.
5》 informal (of a website) attracting a long visit or repeat visits from users.
■ noun a piece of yellow paper with an adhesive strip on one side, used for leaving notes.
Phrases
come to a ~ end be led by one's own actions to ruin or an unpleasant death.
~ fingers informal a propensity to steal.
Derivatives
stickily adverb
stickiness noun