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TOEFL BNC: 6040 COCA: 6495

sticky

sticky /ˈstɪki/ adjective
stickier; stickiest
sticky
/ˈstɪki/
adjective
stickier; stickiest
Learner's definition of STICKY
: having a substance (such as glue or honey) on it that things easily attach to : covered in a substance that things stick to(附有胶水、蜂蜜等物质而)黏的,黏性的
of a substance : tending to have things attach to it : tending to have things stick to it(物质)黏性的
informal : unpleasantly warm and humid湿热的
informal : difficult or unpleasant棘手的;困难的;为难的

— stickiness

/ˈstɪkinəs/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 6040 COCA: 6495
stickier; stickiest
1
a
b(1)
(2)
: coated with a sticky substance
2
: humid, muggy
also : clammy
3
: tending to stick
4
a
: disagreeable, unpleasant
came to a sticky end
b
c
: difficult, problematic
a sticky situation
5
: excessively sentimental : cloying
stickily adverb
stickiness noun

Example Sentences

The sap is very sticky. There is a sticky substance on the table. The paint was still sticky. The weather was hot and sticky.
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Word History

First Known Use

1688, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of sticky was in 1688
TOEFL BNC: 6040 COCA: 6495
sticky

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERBSbe, feel黏糊糊;摸起來黏糊糊become, get變得黏糊糊get sth, make sth使⋯黏糊糊ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常黏It was covered in a really sticky mess.它被一團黏糊糊的東西蓋着。all完全黏了The rubber's gone all sticky.這些橡膠全都發黏了。a little, slightly, etc.有點兒黏/稍有些黏The paint was still slightly sticky.油漆還有點兒黏。PREPOSITIONwith因⋯發黏His hair was sticky with blood.他的頭髮因為有血而黏糊糊的。PHRASEShot and sticky (figurative) 悶熱潮濕The air was hot and sticky.空氣濕熱難耐。

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