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]