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What does it mean when you call somebody sticky? I've found this attribute in one of the Pratchett's books.
20 de ago de 2017 15:55
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It's strange to call someone sticky. If I saw that, I would wonder if there was a typo meaning to say stinky, not sticky. "Sticky" is not generally used to describe people.
There's a word "clingy" though having emotional connotations if used talking about people. A clingy person emotionally smothers the people around him or her.
"Sticky" usually describes a tactile sensation. A person who has "sticky fingers" is a thief.
This is all I can think of about sticky regarding a human being.
On the other hand, a sticky situation is a bad situation; or if a website is interesting enough, you can say, "The website is sticky."
20 de agosto de 2017
I'll give you an exact quote so maybe you will be able to figure it out. I suspect it means that he is sweating a lot but I'm not sure. “Anything could make Wentworth sticky. Washed and dried and left in the middle of a clean floor for five minutes, Wentworth would be sticky. It didn't seem to come from anywhere. He just got sticky.” ― Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
21 de agosto de 2017
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