sticky
adjective
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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”
Origin
So called because they sold adhesive lilies to commemorate the Easter Rising.
Phrases
- come to a sticky end
- fermented sticky rice
- meet a sticky end
- sticky bead argument
- sticky beak
- sticky bit
- sticky-back plastic
- sticky-backed plastic
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