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sticky

[stik-ee] / ˈstɪk i /


ADJECTIVE
humid and hot
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


Example Sentences

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Each device integrates with another, incentivizing the user to buy more than one Apple product after entering the company’s sticky ecosystem.

From Barron's

Recommending taking your food recycling bin out every week, he said lining a food caddy meant food waste was less likely to get congealed and sticky.

From BBC

But the trapeze makes Florida home, even if it’s so humid the air is sticky.

From Literature

Every surface is covered in a layer of grime and graffiti, and the air is thick and sticky, like chowder soup.

From Literature

Clare thought it was joyful and lovely, though Brickbane had always grumbled about it, for it made the book fat and sticky.

From Literature