having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.

covered with adhesive or viscid matter

sticky hands.

(of the weather or climate) hot and humid

It was an unbearably sticky day.

requiring careful treatment; awkwardly difficult

a rather sticky diplomatic problem; Breaking the news is going to be sticky.

Informal . unpleasant; unfortunate; nasty

The villain of the story meets a sticky end.

one of a number of small sheets of paper on a pad, each having an adhesive backing that allows it to be positioned and repositioned on smooth surfaces.

adjective

dry , smooth , unsticky , cool , easy , facile , pleasant

adjective

agglutinative , clinging , gluey , glutinous , ropy , syrupy , tacky , tenacious , viscid , viscous , clammy , close , dank , mucky , muggy , oppressive , soggy , sultry , sweltering , awkward , delicate , discomforting , formidable , hairy * , hard , heavy * , knotty , laborious , nasty , operose , painful , rough , rugged , strenuous , thorny , tricky , unpleasant , adhesive , gooey , gummy , humid , damp , difficult , embarrassing , hairy , messy , mucilaginous , uncomfortable