¦ 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 sticky end be led by one's own actions to ruin or an unpleasant death.
sticky fingers informal a propensity to steal.
Derivatives
stickily adverb
stickiness noun