stickiest
SaySTIK-ee-ist/ˈstɪkiɪst/
- 1Superlative of sticky.
Pine sap is one of the stickiest substances you will find on a trail.
Negotiating the merger was the stickiest problem the board faced all year.
Note
A regular superlative, built the way two-syllable adjectives ending in -y usually are: the y turns to i and -est is added, rather than placing most before sticky. It carries every meaning of sticky, not just the gluey one. The stickiest afternoon is the most humid, the stickiest negotiation the most awkward, and the stickiest prices are the ones most resistant to change.
stickiest is a form of sticky
sticky, adjective: Tending to stick to surfaces, especially because a viscous substance dries and bonds to them. Full entry
- Spelling
- sticky → stickiest: change y to i, add -est
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