unsticky

stick·y

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stik-ee]
- /ˈstɪk i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stik-ee]
- /ˈstɪk i/

Definitions of unsticky word

adjective unsticky having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive. 1
adjective unsticky covered with adhesive or viscid matter: sticky hands. 1
adjective unsticky (of the weather or climate) hot and humid: It was an unbearably sticky day. 1
adjective unsticky requiring careful treatment; awkwardly difficult: a rather sticky diplomatic problem; Breaking the news is going to be sticky. 1
adjective unsticky Informal. unpleasant; unfortunate; nasty: The villain of the story meets a sticky end. 1
noun plural unsticky one of a number of small sheets of paper on a pad, each having an adhesive backing that allows it to be positioned and repositioned on smooth surfaces. 1

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Origin of unsticky

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

1720-30; 1910-15 for def 4; stick2 + -y1

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Parts of speech for Unsticky

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unsticky

unsticky popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Antonyms for unsticky

adj unsticky

agglutinative — tending to join or capable of joining
doughy — of or like dough, especially in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby: a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face.
gluey — like glue; viscid; sticky.

adjective unsticky

gluelike — Resembling glue or some aspect of it.

All 4 Antonyms of unsticky