All sticky synonyms
stickΒ·y
S s adj sticky
- dewy β Something that is dewy is wet with dew.
- dank β A dank place, especially an underground place such as a cave, is unpleasantly damp and cold.
- clammy β Something that is clammy is unpleasantly damp or sticky.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- gluey β like glue; viscid; sticky.
- gelatinous β having the nature of or resembling jelly, especially in consistency; jellylike.
- hard β not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- knotty β having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood.
- mazy β full of confusing turns, passages, etc.; like a maze; labyrinthine.
- drizzly β to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle: It drizzled throughout the night.
- diaphoretic β relating to or causing sweat
- awkward β An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- difficile β hard to deal with, satisfy, or please.
- mucid β moldy; musty.
- bulldogged β one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting.
- candied β Food such as candied fruit has been covered with sugar or has been cooked in sugar syrup.
- agglutinant β sticking together; adhesive
- adhesive β An adhesive is a substance such as glue, which is used to make things stick firmly together.
- mucous β pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling mucus.
- damp β Something that is damp is slightly wet.
- gummed β covered with a gummy substance.
- gordian β pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the Gordian knot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great.
- muggy β (of the atmosphere, weather, etc.) oppressively humid; damp and close.
- humid β containing a high amount of water or water vapor; noticeably moist: humid air; a humid climate.
- clingy β If you describe someone as clingy, you mean that they become very attached to people and depend on them too much.
- choky β involving, caused by, or causing choking
- irriguous β well-watered, as land.
adjective sticky
- gluelike β Resembling glue or some aspect of it.
- jellied β containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied: jelly apples.
- discomforting β an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- deadlocked β If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
- glutinous β of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky.
- mangy β having, caused by, or like the mange.
- dampish β (obsolete) Characterised by noxious vapours; misty, smoky.
- nodulous β having nodules.
- discommodious β Not commodious; uncomfortable.
- delicate β Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- icky β repulsive or distasteful.
- gooey β like or covered with goo; sticky; viscid.
- jellylike β a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.
- gummy β of, resembling, or of the consistency of gum; viscid; mucilaginous.
- neverending β having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
- wettish β Somewhat wet; damp, moist.
- cloying β You use cloying to describe something that you find unpleasant because it is much too sweet, or too sentimental.
- doughy β of or like dough, especially in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby: a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face.
- embarrassing β Causing embarrassment.
- muculent β Slimy; moist and moderately viscous.
- gridlocked β Simple past tense and past participle of gridlock.
- oppressive β burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.