Synonyms for Sticky (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (hot or warm and humid):
muggy, steamy
WordNet sense 2 (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water):
wet
WordNet sense 3 (hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment):
awkward, embarrassing, unenviable
WordNet sense 4 (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure):
difficult, hard
WordNet sense 5 (having the sticky properties of an adhesive):
gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, viscid, viscous, pasty
WordNet sense 6 (tending to adhere):
adhesive
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