sticky

sticky is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 15 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.
2. adjective. having the sticky properties of an adhesive

   Synonyms: gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, viscid, viscous

3. adjective. covered with an adhesive material
4. adjective. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

   "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"

   "an awkward pause followed his remark"

   Synonyms: awkward, embarrassing, unenviable

5. adjective. hot or warm and humid

   "muggy weather"

   "the steamy tropics"

   Synonyms: muggy, steamy

6. adjective. moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body

   "felt sticky and chilly at the same time"

Synonyms

gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, viscid, viscous, awkward, embarrassing, unenviable, muggy, steamy

Common word forms

stickier, stickies, stickily, stickiest

Words from these letters

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