sticky

1. Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.

   Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?

   stickig, klebrig

   ли́пкийlípkij, кле́йкийkléjkij

   липкийlypkyj, липучийlypučyj

2. Difficult, awkward.

   This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful.

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3. Of a death: unpleasant, grisly.

4. Of weather: hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.

5. Mawkish, sentimental.

6. Tending to stay the same; resistant to change.

   a sticky price; sticky wages

7. (informal)Persistent.

   We should make the printing direction sticky so the user doesn't have to keep setting it.

8. Appearing on all virtual desktops.

9. (Internet)Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.

10. (Internet)Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.

    A woman has come to me with the complaint that her website is not sticky: 70% of the visits last 30 seconds or less.

11. (informal)Resembling or characteristic of a stick.

    What's something that is brown and sticky? A stick

1. It was a sticky situation indeed.

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2. What's that sticky stuff on your shirt?

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3. Please put sticky notes on any parts that need revision.

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4. Please put a sticky note on any part that needs changed.

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5. The politician had sticky fingers, and 5% of every contract ended in his pocket.

   deDer Politiker hatte klebrige Finger und fünf Prozent von jedem Vertrag landeten in seiner Tasche.

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