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
“It’s going to be a slow easing cycle and fiscal is probably one of the reasons along with the stickiness of inflation,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
We came away incrementally positive on Zscaler’s positioning, particularly around customer stickiness, its expanding portfolio, and early interest in its artificial-intelligence security road map.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
If a cell comes along and touches the virus and the stickiness of the virus matches the stickiness of the cell, then the virus clings to the cell.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
