English-Thai Dictionary

sticky

ADJ เหนียว  niao

 

sticky-fingered

ADJ ชอบ ขโมย  chob-ka-moi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STICKY

a.Having the quality of adhering to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious. Gums and resins are sticky substances.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STICKY

Stick "y, a. [Compar. Stickier; superl. Stickiest.]

 

Defn: Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious. Herbs which last longest are those of strong smell, and with a sticky stalk. Bacon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sticky

stick y |ˈstikē ˈstɪki | ▶adjective ( stickier, stickiest ) 1 tending or designed to stick to things on contact or covered with something that sticks: her sticky bubblegum | sticky tape. • (of a substance ) glutinous; viscous: the dough should be moist but not sticky. • (of prices, interest rates, or wages ) slow to change or react to change. 2 (of the weather ) hot and damp; muggy: it was an unusually hot and sticky summer. • damp with sweat: she felt hot and sticky and changed her clothes. 3 informal involving problems; difficult or awkward: the relationship is going through a sticky patch. 4 (of a website ) attracting a long visit or repeat visits from users: make your site as sticky as possible to keep visitors there longer. ▶noun ( pl. stickies ) (on an Internet message board ) a thread set to remain at the top of the list of threads regardless of when it was last updated. PHRASES sticky fingers informal a propensity to steal. sticky wicket see wicket. DERIVATIVES stick i ly |ˈstikɨlē |adverb, stick i ness noun

 

stickybeak

stick y beak |ˈstikēˌbēk ˈstɪkiˌbik |Austral. /NZ informal ▶noun an inquisitive and prying person. ▶verb [ no obj. ] pry into other people's affairs: I don't mean to stickybeak, but when is he going to leave?

 

sticky end

stick y end ▶noun Biochemistry an end of a DNA double helix at which a few unpaired nucleotides of one strand extend beyond the other.

 

sticky-fingered

stick y-fin gered ▶adjective informal given to stealing: a sticky-fingered con artist.

 

sticky tape

sticky tape ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. transparent adhesive tape.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sticky

sticky |ˈstɪki | ▶adjective ( stickier, stickiest ) 1 tending or designed to stick to things on contact: sticky cakes and pastries | a sticky label. • (of a substance ) glutinous; viscous: the dough should be moist but not sticky. • (of prices, interest rates, or wages ) slow to change or react to change. 2 (of the weather ) hot and humid; muggy: it was an unusually hot and sticky summer. • damp with sweat: she felt hot and sticky and changed her clothes. 3 informal involving problems; difficult or awkward: the relationship is going through a sticky patch. 4 (of a website ) attracting a long visit or repeat visits from users: make your site as sticky as possible to keep visitors there longer. ▶noun ( pl. stickies ) 1 a piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side, used for leaving messages or reminders. 2 (on an Internet message board ) a thread set to remain at the top of the list of threads regardless of when it was last updated. PHRASES come to a sticky end see end. sticky fingers informal a propensity to steal. a sticky wicket see wicket. DERIVATIVES stickily adverb, stickiness noun

 

stickybeak

stickybeak |ˈstɪkɪbiːk |Austral. /NZ informal ▶noun an inquisitive and prying person. • [ in sing. ] an inquisitive or prying look or investigation: guests were invited to have a good old stickybeak around. ▶verb [ no obj. ] pry into other people's affairs: I don't mean to stickybeak, but when is he going to leave?

 

sticky end

sticky end ▶noun Biochemistry an end of a DNA double helix at which a few unpaired nucleotides of one strand extend beyond the other.

 

sticky-fingered

sticky-fingered ▶adjective informal given to stealing: a sticky-fingered con artist.

 

sticky tape

sticky tape ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. transparent adhesive tape.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sticky

sticky adjective 1 sticky tape: (self- )adhesive, gummed, self-stick; technical adherent. 2 sticky clay: glutinous, viscous, viscid, gluey, tacky, gummy, treacly, syrupy; mucilaginous; informal gooey, icky, gloppy. ANTONYMS dry. 3 sticky weather: humid, muggy, close, sultry, steamy, sweaty, oppressive, heavy. ANTONYMS fresh, cool. 4 a sticky situation: awkward, difficult, tricky, ticklish, problematic, delicate, touch-and-go, touchy, embarrassing, sensitive, uncomfortable; informal hairy. ANTONYMS easy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sticky

sticky adjective 1 sticky tape | a sticky label: adhesive, adherent, gummed; rare tenacious. 2 too much water made the clay sticky and difficult to work: glutinous, viscous, viscid; gluey, tacky, gummy, treacly, syrupy; mucilaginous; Brit. claggy; Scottish & N. English clarty; informal gooey, gloopy, cloggy, gungy, icky; N. Amer. informal gloppy; rare viscoid. ANTONYMS dry. 3 an unusually hot and sticky summer: humid, muggy, close, sultry, sweltering, steamy, oppressive, airless, stifling, suffocating, sweaty, soupy, like a Turkish bath, like a sauna. ANTONYMS fresh, cool. 4 thanks for getting me out of a very sticky situation: awkward, difficult, tricky, ticklish, problematic, delicate, touch-and-go, embarrassing, sensitive, uncomfortable; informal hairy. ANTONYMS easy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sticky

stick y /stɪ́ki /〖stick 2 (貼 （は ）り付け )y (やすい ); 〗→stick 2 形容詞 -ier ; -iest 1 ねばねば [べとべと ]する , 粘着性の ; «…で » べたつく «with » ; ｟くだけて ｠〈人が 〉汗でべとついた ▸ His fingers were sticky with sweat .彼の指は汗でべたついていた 2 ｟英 ｠〈テープ ラベルなどが 〉接着剤 [のり ]のついた , 粘着性の .3 ｟くだけて ｠〈天候が 〉蒸し暑い , 暑苦しい .4 ｟くだけた話 ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗やっかいな , 面倒な , 不愉快な 〈状況 問題など 〉.5 ｟英 くだけて ｠〖be ～〗〈人が 〉 «…に関して » 気難しい , 協力的でない «about » .7 ｟俗 ｠〈ウェブサイトが 〉見る者を引きつける, すごく魅力的な .～́ n ò te ふせん紙 (｟商標 ｠Post-it (note )).～́ t à pe ｟英 くだけて ｠接着テープ, セロハンテープ (｟米商標 ｠Scotch tape, ｟英商標 ｠sellotape ).st í ck i ly 副詞 ねばねばして ; 蒸し蒸しして .st í ck i ness 名詞 U ねばねばすること ; 蒸し暑さ .