Definitions
1.adjectiveAble or likely to stick."Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?"
2.adjectivePotentially difficult to escape from."This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful."
3.adjectiveOf weather, hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
4.adjective(of a setting) Persistent."We should make the printing direction sticky so the user doesn't have to keep setting it."
5.adjective(of a window) Appearing on all virtual desktops.
6.adjective(of threads on a bulletin board) Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
7.adjective(of a website) Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving."A woman has come to me with the complaint that her website is not sticky: 70% of the visits last 30 seconds or less."