adjective
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Able or likely to stick.
example
Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?
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Potentially difficult to escape from.
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This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful.
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Of weather, hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
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(of a setting) Persistent.
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We should make the printing direction sticky so the user doesn't have to keep setting it.
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(of a window) Appearing on all virtual desktops.
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(of threads on a bulletin board) Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
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(of a website) Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.
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A woman has come to me with the complaint that her website is not sticky: 70% of the visits last 30 seconds or less.