ALL meanings of stickiness
stick·y
S s - adjective stickiness having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive. 1
- adjective stickiness covered with adhesive or viscid matter: sticky hands. 1
- adjective stickiness (of the weather or climate) hot and humid: It was an unbearably sticky day. 1
- adjective stickiness requiring careful treatment; awkwardly difficult: a rather sticky diplomatic problem; Breaking the news is going to be sticky. 1
- adjective stickiness Informal. unpleasant; unfortunate; nasty: The villain of the story meets a sticky end. 1
- noun plural stickiness one of a number of small sheets of paper on a pad, each having an adhesive backing that allows it to be positioned and repositioned on smooth surfaces. 1
- noun stickiness a sticky quality or condition 0