Sticky Covered ˈstɪki Hot Substance Adjective Fingers Jam

• sticky fingers covered in jam
• there's a dish of mango with sweet sticky rice.
• stir in the milk to make a soft but not sticky dough.
• her arms were covered in a sticky substance that could only be blood.

sticky

1. made of or covered in a substance that sticks to things that touch it
• sticky fingers covered in jam
• There's a dish of mango with sweet sticky rice.
• Stir in the milk to make a soft but not sticky dough.
• Her arms were covered in a sticky substance that could only be blood.

Extra Examples

• It was covered in a really sticky mess.
• The paint was still slightly sticky.
• The rubber's gone all sticky.
• The white paint was still fresh and sticky to the touch.
2. with glue (= a sticky substance) on one side so that you can stick it to a surface
• sticky tape
3. hot and slightly wet
• a sticky, humid afternoon
• The air was hot and sticky.
4. feeling hot and uncomfortable
• SYNONYM sweaty
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• She felt hot and sticky after six hours on the bus.
5. difficult or unpleasant
• I always seem to get into sticky situations on holiday.
• Their relationship is going through a sticky patch and they’ve decided to have counselling.
6. so interesting and well organized that the people who visit it stay there for a long time
7. something unpleasant that happens to somebody, for example punishment or a violent death, usually because of their own actions
• He'll come to a sticky end one of these days if he carries on like that.
8. to be likely to steal something
9. a difficult situation