Tra từ sticky - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sticky [sticky stickier stickiest] adjective, noun BrE [ˈstɪki] NAmE [ˈstɪki]
adjective (stick·ier, sticki·est)
1. made of or covered in a substance that sticks to things that touch it
•sticky fingers covered in jam
• Stir in the milk to make a soft but not sticky dough.
2. (of paper, labels, etc.)with glue on one side so that you can stick it to a surface
3. (informal) (of the weather)hot and damp
•a sticky, humid afternoon
4. (informal) (of a person)feeling hot and uncomfortable
Syn: ↑sweaty
• She felt hot and sticky after six hours on the bus.
5. (informal)difficult or unpleasant
•a sticky situation
•Their relationship is going through a sticky patch and they've decided to have counselling.
6. (computing) (of a website)so interesting and well organized that the people who visit it stay there for a long time
more at a bad/sticky end at ↑end _n.

Example Bank:
•It was covered in a really sticky mess.
•The air was hot and sticky.
•The paint was still slightly sticky.
•The rubber's gone all sticky.
•I always seem to get into sticky situations on holiday.
•Their relationship is going through a sticky patch and they've decided to have counselling.
•sticky tape
Idioms: ↑have sticky fingers ▪ ↑sticky wicket
Derived Words: ↑stickily ▪ ↑stickiness

noun (pl. stickies) (also ˈsticky note)a small piece of sticky paper that you use for writing a note on, and that can be easily removed
compare ↑Post-it