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sticky s. [
gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, viscid, viscous] having the sticky properties of an adhesive
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sticky s. moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body; "felt sticky and chilly at the same time"
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sticky s. [
muggy, steamy] hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather"
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sticky s. [
awkward, embarrassing, unenviable] 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
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sticky s. covered with an adhesive material
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