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Adjective sticky has 4 senses
- gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous - having the properties of glue
Antonym: nonadhesive (indirect, via adhesive)
- sticky - moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body; "felt sticky and chilly at the same time"
Antonym: dry (indirect, via wet)
- muggy, steamy, sticky - hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather"
Antonym: dry (indirect, via wet)
- awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable - 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"
Antonym: easy (indirect, via difficult)
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