sticky

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
2. Difficult, awkward.
3. Of a death: unpleasant, grisly.
4. Of weather: hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
5. Mawkish, sentimental.
6. Tending to stay the same; resistant to change.
7. (informal) Persistent.
8. Appearing on all virtual desktops.
9. (Internet) Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
10. (Internet) Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.
11. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a stick.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A sticky note, such as a post-it note.
2. (Internet, countable, uncountable) A discussion thread fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
3. (countable, uncountable) A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper.
4. (Australia, colloquial, countable, uncountable) A sweet dessert wine.
5. (countable, slang, uncountable) Sticky-icky; marijuana, especially the sticky, resin-covered buds.
6. (obsolete, slang, uncountable) Wax.

Verb

to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.

Concepten

kleverig

plakkerig

lastig

taai

klef

kleef-

deegachtig

klevend

Synoniemen

adhesive

viscous

glutinous

gluey

viscid

gooey

gummy

tacky

slimy

pasty

muggy

clammy

mucilaginous

sultry

tenacious

thick

wet

slippery

awkward

adherent

glue

stick together

stick to

rice

🍚

difficult

icky

close

clingy

unenviable

moist

clinging

embarrassing

sweltering

limy

jammy

steamy

slow

humid

hot

🥵

complex

persistent

searing

muddy

paste

stiff

gelatinous

cloggy

fluid

fluent

mortifying

Vertalingen

collant

pegajoso

klebrig

gluant

appiccicoso

appiccicaticcio

attaccaticcio

pegajoso

poisseux

glutinoso

visqueux

adhésif

κολλώδης

enganxós

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈstɪki/

Etymologie (Engels)

From stick + -y.

Zinnen

Roads are paved with sticky tar .