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Meaning of sticky

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sticky
      adj 1: having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn:
             {gluey}, {glutinous}, {gummy}, {mucilaginous}, {pasty},
             {sticky}, {viscid}, {viscous}]
      2: moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking
         to the body; "felt sticky and chilly at the same time"
      3: hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics";
         "sticky weather" [syn: {muggy}, {steamy}, {sticky}]
      4: 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"
         [syn: {awkward}, {embarrassing}, {sticky}, {unenviable}]
      5: covered with an adhesive material

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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