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We think the answer is "STICKY" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  • • Moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body
  • • Hot or warm and humid
  • • Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
  • • Covered with an adhesive material
  • noun
  • • A sticky note, such as a post-it note.
  • • A discussion thread fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
  • • A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper.
  • • A sweet dessert wine.
  • verb
  • • (bulletin boards) to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
  • adjective
  • • Able or likely to stick.
  • • Potentially difficult to escape from.
  • • Of weather, hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
  • • (of a setting) persistent.
  • • (of a window) appearing on all virtual desktops.
  • • (of threads on a bulletin board) fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
  • • (of a website) compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The candy is sticky and gets stuck to your teeth."
  • • "I spilled soda on the table and now it's all sticky."

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New York Times29 May 1997 Down 41
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