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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stickiness

Stickiness \Stick"i*ness\, n. The quality of being sticky; as, the stickiness of glue or paste.

Wiktionary
stickiness

n. 1 the property of sticking or adhering; adhesion 2 warmth and humidity, as on a muggy day 3 (context economics of prices or wages English) the tendency to stay the same despite changes in the economy 4 (context marketing interface design English) the presence of unique attributes that make a product indisposable and valuable to its owner 5 (context advertising English) a research measure that captures the extent to which viewers wish to spend more time looking at or reading a print ad. 6 (context psychology English) an overemotional attachment to others; clinging in interpersonal relations; difficulty with ending conversations

WordNet
stickiness

n. the property of sticking to a surface

Usage examples of "stickiness".

He realised dimly that the stickiness was hurting the woman but selfishly continued his thrusts, unable to stop before the tide rising within him.

The torrent on the unceiled roof prevented Ito from hearing what I said, the bed was soaked, and the water, having got into my box, had dissolved the remains of the condensed milk, and had reduced clothes, books, and paper into a condition of universal stickiness.

He ran his fingertips down the centre of her back, down, down and, with her worldless assent, found her hot secret stickiness.

Now that very stone formed the centre of a vast space thrashed around by the mountainous horror, whilst upon its slightly concave surface was a thick and foetid deposit of the same tarry stickiness observed on the floor of the ruined Whateley farmhouse when the horror escaped.

She felt the horrible stickiness against her bare arms and then her face as the macaques began to roll her up in it like a cigar.

When the wicket is sticky, the batsmen are obliged to exercise a great deal of caution, as the stickiness of the wicket enables the bowlers to make the ball turn more sharply in either direction as it strikes the turf than when the wicket is not sticky.

The officer felt the wet stickiness, different than the feel of blood, and retrieving his own hand, glanced at it before turning to Bremer again.

They had filled her cunt, her mouth, and her raw pink back passage time after time with their white hot sperm until every inch of her body was covered with the pungent stickiness.

In the meantime, he decided that he needed to wash off the sweat, stickiness, and body odor left by two days of travel.

With sweat stains visible under the arms of his shirt and the stickiness of lemonade on his suit, he must resemble a seedy salesman or a debt collector.

Klaus chewed and chewed the gum, hoping that the stickiness of the gum could gum up the works of the sawing machine, and stop the deadly progress of its blade.

Eve took a last bite of her juicy pear and wiped the stickiness from her fingers.

Web sites (at least the business ones) should be willing to pay for credible rating to enhance their stickiness and attract monetizable "eyeballs".

Then touch, reaching up to the damp stickiness of her scalp, encountering a wet pulpiness as if her brain were exposed.

Ducat and Hayward made a capital stand considering the stickiness of the wicket, until Ducat was bowled by a good length off-break and Hayward caught at second slip off a googly.