D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sticky

/stĭk'-ē/ · Stick·y · IPA /ˈstɪki/
01 a. Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.
  1. 1.
    Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.
    “Herbs which last longest are those of strong smell, and with a sticky stalk.” Bacon.