sticky
pronunciation
How to pronounce sticky in British English:
UK [ˈstɪki]
How to pronounce sticky in American English:
US [ˈstɪki]
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- Adjective:
- having the properties of glue
- moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body
- hot or warm and humid
- hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
Word Origin
- sticky (adj.)
- 1727, "adhesive, inclined to stick," from stick (v.) + -y (2). An Old English word for this was clibbor. First recorded 1864 in the sense of "sentimental;" of situations, 1915 with the meaning "difficult." Of weather, "hot and humid," from 1895. Sticky wicket is 1952, from British slang, in reference to cricket. Related: Stickily; stickiness.
Example
- 1. There are several explanations for why dividends have been sticky in asia .
- 2. They then coated the spheres with a sticky polymer before heating them again .
- 3. These forces allow a gecko to cling to almost any surface , without secreting a sticky substance .
- 4. The idea that prices are " sticky " and do not fall as demand falls should come as great comfort to homeowners .
- 5. So could this summer be sticky , once again ?