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Sticky Hot ˈstɪki Covered Adjective Bre Fingers Jam

Word sticky
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈstɪki / NAmE / ˈstɪki /
Example
  • sticky fingers covered in jam
  • stir in the milk to make a soft but not sticky dough.
  • a sticky, humid afternoon
  • she felt hot and sticky after six hours on the bus.
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sticky

(adjective)BrE / ˈstɪki / NAmE / ˈstɪki /
  1. made of or covered in a substance that sticks to things that touch it
    • sticky fingers covered in jam
    • Stir in the milk to make a soft but not sticky dough.
  2. with glue on one side so that you can stick it to a surface
  3. hot and damp
    • a sticky, humid afternoon
  4. feeling hot and uncomfortable
    • synonym sweaty
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sweaty
    • She felt hot and sticky after six hours on the bus.
  5. difficult or unpleasant
    • a sticky situation
    • 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
  10. Extra Examples

    • It was covered in a really sticky mess.
    • The air was hot and sticky.
    • The paint was still slightly sticky.
    • The rubber’s gone all sticky.
    • 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.
    • sticky tape
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