Meanings (ES + gloss)
adherente • adherible • pegajoso
Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?
Particularly sticky books are cleaned with methylated spirits.
escabroso • peliagudo
Difficult, awkward.
GCN is not just another clipboard of polite press releases. GCN is the sticky questions, the sweet moments, and the dirty stories that make up our lives.
This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful.
bochornoso
Of weather: hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
The baby was due in December and the hot, sticky August weather was making Jane uncomfortable.
predeterminado
Persistent.
We should make the printing direction sticky so the user doesn't have to keep setting it.
exitoso • pegajoso • popular
Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.
A woman has come to me with the complaint that her website is not sticky: 70% of the visits last 30 seconds or less.
Phrases
Vietnamese fermented sticky ricecome to a sticky endfermented sticky ricemeet a sticky endstickilystickinesssticky bead argumentsticky beaksticky bitsticky bombsticky bottlesticky bunsticky catchflysticky currantsticky dogsticky endsticky fingersticky fingerssticky foamsticky notesticky platelet syndromesticky ricesticky rice winesticky shed syndromesticky situationsticky skin syndromesticky tapesticky toffee puddingsticky wicketsticky willysticky-back plasticsticky-backed plasticsticky-beaksticky-fingersticky-fingeredsticky-ickysticky-notesticky-outsticky-outysticky-sweet