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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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
“This scale advantage should continue supporting wafer pricing, customer stickiness and gross margin sustainability despite increasing foundry competition,” they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Lawrence Newman, chief executive of Beauty Tech Group, pointed to the city's five universities and "the stickiness of people wanting to live here post-university".
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
“It’s really starting to look like it could be, there could be some stickiness out there,” she says.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
She peeled fruit stripes from the wallpaper, the stickiness coating her fingers.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
