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sticky

 
 
/ˈstɪki/ adjective

Translation

LIKE GLUE made of or covered with a substance that can stick to other things
yapışkan, yapış yapış
sticky fingers sticky tape 1295
WEATHER Sticky weather is unpleasantly hot.
yapış yapış, sıcak ve rutubetli, bunaltıcı ve nemli
a sticky August afternoon1517
a sticky moment/problem/situation, etc informal a moment/problem/situation, etc that is difficult or embarrasses you
zor/güç/tatsız/berbat an/sorun/durum vb.
1786
(Definition of sticky adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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