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stick·y

sticky

 
pronunciation:
stI ki
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: stickier, stickiest
definition 1: Glue and honey and paste are sticky things. If you touch something that is sticky, your fingers sometimes get sticky too. When something is sticky, things can become attached to it when they touch it.
My dad was not happy when my sister put her sticky lollipop on the car seat.I got jelly on my fingers and now my fingers are sticky.
synonyms:
adhesive
definition 2: When the weather is sticky, it means that the weather is hot or warm and there is a lot of moisture in the air.
It was a sticky day and everyone wanted to stay in the library where it was cool.
synonyms:
humid
antonyms:
fresh
similar words:
close, hot
definition 3: Sometimes we call something sticky when it is difficult and complicated. A sticky situation is a difficult situation and has to be handled very carefully.
When Ryan asked Mia to play badminton and forgot that he already asked Alexa, it was a sticky situation when both girls showed up.
synonyms:
delicate
antonyms:
easy
similar words:
difficult, hairy, tricky
derivations: stickily (adv.), stickiness (n.)
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