sticky
adjective
having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
stickiness
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a word derived from
sticky.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps best of all: The movie has a gritty, charming meanness to it; a stickiness that’s hard to shake off.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Extreme heat is set to roll into Southern California, extending a summer of misery-making stickiness and hot temperatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Nevertheless, AI disruption concerns are creating a boisterous debate and an overhang on ServiceNow in 2026, though investors could be underappreciating the stickiness of the ServiceNow platform in the enterprise market.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Nvidia’s rise won’t come without challenges—the largest of which may be the software stickiness that has built up around Intel’s and AMD’s processors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
It had none of the stickiness of other frozen stuff they’d tried to move before.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
