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sticky
adjective (NOT WILLING) /ˈstɪk.i/ UK informalDefinition
(Definition of sticky adjective (NOT WILLING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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stickler noun
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sticks and stones may break my bones, (but words can never hurt me) idiom
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sticky adjective (BUSINESS)
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sticky adjective (DIFFICULT)
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sticky adjective (NOT DRY/SMOOTH)
- sticky adjective (NOT WILLING)
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sticky tape noun
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sticky wicket noun
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stiff adjective (FIRM)
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stiff adjective (NOT RELAXED)
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stiff adjective (SEVERE)
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SMART Thesaurus: Unwilling and reluctant
Synonyms and related words:
- arsed adjective
- baulk verb, noun
- be blowed if... idiom
- be in no mood for sth/to do sth idiom
- begrudge verb
- compassion fatigue noun
- deign verb
- disinclination noun
- disinclined adjective
- disobliging adjective
- indisposed adjective (NOT WILLING)
- indisposition noun
- jib at sth phrasal verb (PERSON)
- loth
- not bring yourself to do something idiom
- not have any of it idiom
- not have the heart to do sth idiom
- not have the stomach for sth idiom
- unwilling adjective
- willy-nilly adverb
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