[sticky] adj stick.i.er ; -est (ca. 1735) 1 a: adhesive b (1): viscous, gluey (2): coated with a sticky substance
2: humid, muggy; also: clammy
3: tending to stick
4. a: disagreeable, unpleasant b: awkward, stiff c: difficult, problematic
5: excessively sentimental: cloying -- stick.i.ly adv -- stick.i.ness n