stickier
/ˈstɪkiər/
adjective
- More adhesive or tacky than something else; tending to cling to surfaces.
- This tape is stickier than the cheap brand I bought last week.
- Her hands were stickier after touching the honey jar.
- The dough became stickier as I added more water.
- More difficult to deal with or resolve; more problematic or awkward.
- Negotiating the new contract became stickier when both sides refused to compromise.
- The second question on the test was stickier than the first.
- The ethical dilemma was stickier than anyone had anticipated.
- More humid or muggy (weather).
- The weather grew stickier as the storm approached.
- Summer in the tropics is stickier than in the mountains.
- The afternoon air felt stickier than the morning breeze.
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