sticky : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sticky	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sticky
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sticky adj having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn: gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous] moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body; "felt sticky and chilly at the same time" hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather" Synonym(s): muggy, steamy, sticky 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" Synonym(s): awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable covered with an adhesive material
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sticky \Stick"y\, a. [Compar. {Stickier}; superl. {Stickiest}.] Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious. Herbs which last longest are those of strong smell, and with a sticky stalk. --Bacon.