stickier; stickiest
3
: tending to stick
4
a
: disagreeable, unpleasant
came to a sticky end
c
: difficult, problematic
a sticky situation
5
: excessively sentimental : cloying
Examples of sticky in a Sentence
The sap is very sticky.
There is a sticky substance on the table.
The paint was still sticky.
The weather was hot and sticky.
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Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Inflation could prove sticky while prices might pick up again, Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler warned, signaling that the U.S. central bank should keep interest rates steady for the time.
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Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Inflation has proven sticky in recent months and consumers are starting to pull back on spending, which, if sustained, may lead businesses to rethink their hiring plans.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
My advice is to choose the former, which is more sticky than spicy, and save the latter for a buffalo chicken salad ($17).
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Two other factors to watch Interest rates: The Fed has adopted a wait-and-see approach as inflation looks more sticky and White House policy remains in flux.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
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Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Inflation has proven sticky in recent months and consumers are starting to pull back on spending, which, if sustained, may lead businesses to rethink their hiring plans.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
My advice is to choose the former, which is more sticky than spicy, and save the latter for a buffalo chicken salad ($17).
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Two other factors to watch Interest rates: The Fed has adopted a wait-and-see approach as inflation looks more sticky and White House policy remains in flux.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Sticky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticky. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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sticky
adjective
stickier; stickiest
1
a
: adhesive entry 1, gluey
sticky syrup
b
: coated with a sticky substance
the tabletop was sticky
3
: tending to stick
sticky windows
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