sticky

Clinging to things it touches, often leaving a layer that is hard to remove.

• My hands are sticky.
• The honey left a sticky patch on the table.
• Wash the sticky juice off your fingers.

Common phrases: sticky fingers, sticky hands, sticky mess, sticky tape

Difficult or awkward to deal with, especially because a mistake could cause trouble.

• We are in a sticky situation.
• Pay became a sticky issue during the negotiations.
• She helped us through a sticky patch.

Similar words: tricky, awkward, difficult

Opposites: straightforward

Common phrases: sticky situation, sticky problem, sticky issue

A small piece of paper with a part that attaches to surfaces, used for short notes.

• She left a sticky on my desk.
• I wrote the password hint on a sticky.
• His screen was covered with colourful stickies.

Similar words: sticky note

Common phrases: yellow sticky, write a sticky, sticky on something