sticky

stick|y [ˈstıki] adj comparative stickier superlative stickiest

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

BrE (=tape etc that is made so it will stick to surfaces)

2.) weather that is sticky makes you feel uncomfortably hot, wet, and dirty

= ↑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 BrE

▪ 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

BrE informal to die in a violent way

7.) be on a sticky wicket

BrE informal to be in a situation that will cause problems for you

>stickiness n [U]