1. Covered with an adhesive material
   "The sticky tape held the package together"
    
2. Having a soft thick consistency that tends to adhere to surfaces
   "The dough became a sticky mess";
   - gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, viscid, viscous
    
3. Moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body
   "felt sticky and chilly at the same time"
    
4. Hot or warm and humid
   "sticky weather";
   - muggy, steamy
    
5. Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
   "sticky moments in the discussion"; "a sticky question";
   - awkward, embarrassing, unenviable
    
6. Remaining fixed or persistent when change would normally be expected; retaining users, value, or engagement
   "The app proved sticky with young users"; "The website uses sticky navigation"; "Inflation remained sticky"

1. A sticky note, such as a Post-It
   "Her desk is covered with yellow stickies"

Derived forms: stickiest, stickies, stickier

See also: adhesive, difficult, hard, wet

Encyclopedia: Sticky