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sticky-fingered

stick·y-fin·gered
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stik-ee fing-gerd]
    • /ˈstɪk i ˈfɪŋ gərd/
    • /ˈstɪki ˈfɪŋ.ɡər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stik-ee fing-gerd]
    • /ˈstɪk i ˈfɪŋ gərd/

Definition of sticky-fingered word

  • adjective sticky-fingered given to thieving 0
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Origin of sticky-fingered

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Sticky-fingered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sticky-fingered

sticky-fingered popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for sticky-fingered

adj sticky-fingered

  • larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.

adjective sticky-fingered

  • kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
All 2 Synonyms of sticky-fingered

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