sticky
adjective
having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
stickier
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comparativeof sticky.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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In the run-up to last month’s meeting, a prominent worry was that the Middle East conflict and the higher energy costs it produced could broaden into stickier inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Barclays analysts lifted their 2026 Brent forecast to $100 a barrel, saying that, the longer the conflict lasts, “the bigger and stickier the price shock,” in a note to clients on Friday.
From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026
But the musical’s tangled narrative web has been a stickier challenge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
If you have a job doing specifically that, things get stickier.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2026
And because Ya-Ya was being talked about and read in groups, the book itself became that much stickier.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
