sticky

adj 1: having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {gummy},

{mucilaginous}, {pasty}, {viscid}, {viscous}]

2: moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing

sticking to the body; "felt sticky and chilly at the same

time"

3: hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy

tropics"; "sticky weather" [syn: {muggy}, {steamy}]

4: hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment;

"awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the

discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a

sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting

to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the

campaign" [syn: {awkward}, {embarrassing}, {unenviable}]