sticky

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adjective

1. having the sticky properties of an adhesive (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty,
viscid, viscous
• Similar to:
adhesive
• Derivationally related forms:
viscidness (for: viscid), viscidity (for: viscid), stickiness, paste (for: pasty), mucilage (for: mucilaginous), gum (for: gummy), gumminess (for: gummy), gluten (for: glutinous), glutinousness (for: glutinous), glutinosity (for: glutinous), glue (for: gluey), gluiness (for: gluey), glueyness (for: gluey)
2. moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body (Freq. 2)
- felt sticky and chilly at the same time
• Similar to:
wet
• Derivationally related forms:
stickiness
3. hard to deal with;
especially causing pain or embarrassment
- awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
- an awkward pause followed his remark
- a sticky question
- in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
• Syn:
awkward, embarrassing, unenviable
• Similar to:
difficult, hard
• Derivationally related forms:
awkwardness (for: awkward)
4. hot or warm and humid
- muggy weather
- the steamy tropics
- sticky weather
• Syn:
muggy, steamy
• Similar to:
wet
• Derivationally related forms:
mugginess (for: muggy)
5. covered with an adhesive material
• Similar to:
adhesive
• Derivationally related forms:
stickiness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  awkward, embarrassing, unenviable, muggy, steamy, gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, viscid, viscous