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Sticky

🔄 Synonyms of "Sticky"

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WordDefinition
hardnoun(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
difficultverbHard, not easy, requiring much effort.
wetnounMade up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
viscidSticky, slimy, or glutinous.
viscousHaving a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
awkwardnounLacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
pastynounA type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
embarrassingnounCausing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.
unenviableDifficult, undesirable, or unpleasant; not to be envied.
adhesivenouna substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion
muggy(of the weather, air, etc.) Humid, or hot and humid.
mucilaginousOf or pertaining to mucilage; of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.
steamy(colloquial, figurative) Erotic.
glutinousGlue-like, sticky, viscid.
gummynounResembling gum (the substance).
glueyViscous and adhesive, as glue.

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WordDefinition
adhesivenouna substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion
pastynounA type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
glueynounViscous and adhesive, as glue.
glutinousGlue-like, sticky, viscid.
viscidnounSticky, slimy, or glutinous.
viscousHaving a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
steamy(colloquial, figurative) Erotic.
wetMade up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
muggy(of the weather, air, etc.) Humid, or hot and humid.
mucilaginousOf or pertaining to mucilage; of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.
awkwardLacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
hard(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
difficultHard, not easy, requiring much effort.
embarrassingCausing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.
gummynounResembling gum (the substance).
unenviableDifficult, undesirable, or unpleasant; not to be envied.
stickernounAn adhesive label or decal.
self-adhesiveadhesive
bondingnounThe act by which something is bonded or joined together.
tapenounFlexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.

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