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stickier

The correct spelling is stickier.

How to pronounce stickier

adjective

Say it like: Sti-kee-r

The correct spelling is stickier. Able or likely to stick. For example: "Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?"

Usage Examples

Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?

This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful.

We should make the printing direction sticky so the user doesn't have to keep setting it.

Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Able or likely to stick.
  2. 2.Potentially difficult to escape from.
  3. 3.Of weather, hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
  4. 4.(of a setting) Persistent.
  5. 5.(of a window) Appearing on all virtual desktops.

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