From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sticky
adj 1: having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn:
gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty,
sticky, viscid, viscous]
2: moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking
to the body; "felt sticky and chilly at the same time"
3: hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics";
"sticky weather" [syn: muggy, steamy, sticky]
4: 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"
[syn: awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable]
5: covered with an adhesive material