Reverse Dictionary: STICKY

ADJECTIVES
1598 CLIBBY adhesive, sticky → Eng. dial. obs.
1640 GUMMY sticky, soiled, dirty → obs.
1697 DAUBY sticky, clammy, dirty, untidy
1788 TACKY sticky
..19C CLINGS LIKE SHIT TO A SHOVEL describes the adherence of a sticky substance or a clingy person → colloq.
..19C GAMMY sticky → Eng. dial.
1816 CLITCHY sticky, clammy, glutinous → Amer. dial.
1847 MUMBLY having a soft, sticky, or crumbly consistency → orig. Eng. dial. 
1880 CLIDGY sticky, viscous, adhesive → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1881 TEERY sticky, smeary; adhesive → Eng. dial.
1889 CABBY sticky, adhesive, dirty, muddy; used also of weather → Eng. dial.
1898 BLUNGY sticky, dauby → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 CAGGY sticky → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 DAWSEY sticky, adhesive, smeary → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 LAPESY sticky, dirty → Eng. dial.  (Bk.)
1910 GOOEY sticky, viscid → sl.
1929 ICKY sticky, cloying; unpleasant, displeasing; uncomfortable → Amer. dial.
1937 — GUNKY unpleasantly sticky; messy, mucky; gooey → colloq., orig. US
1950 ISHY sticky, cloying; unpleasant, displeasing; uncomfortable → Amer. dial.
1960 GOOKY unpleasantly sticky → US sl.
1962 GUNGED UP filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance → UK sl.
1962 GUNGEY → GUNGY filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance → UK sl.
1966 GOOBERED UP adj. → Amer. dial.
1967 GOOPY sticky, smeared → Amer. dial.
1968 CACKY sticky, muddy → Amer. dial.
1971 — GUNGY of a sticky or messy consistency; mucky, greasy, slimy → sl.
1974 GOBBY sticky → Amer. dial.


NOUNS
1790 CAB a sticky mass; anything dirty, wet, or clammy; a cold sweat → Eng. dial.
..20C GLOOP any messy sticky fluid or substance → colloq.
..20C GLOUTER a sticky mess → sl.
..20C GOONK any sticky, viscous liquid, esp. hair tonic, cosmetics, lubricants, or cleaning fluids → Amer. sl.
..20C LAGGER anything sticky or greasy, such as porridge or mud → Ireland
1932 GUNK an unidentified and unpleasant substance; any nasty, messy stuff, dirt, slime; any sticky, viscous liquid, esp. hair tonic, cosmetics, lubricants, etc. → US sl.
1945 GLOP a sticky or liquid mess, esp. inedible food → US sl.
1945 GUCK any oozy, sticky, or slimy substance → colloq.
1946 GOOP any viscous, sticky substance or mixture → Amer. dial.
1954 SCLAIRTIE a light smear or dab of some soft sticky substance → Sc.
1958 SCLAPPERT a smear or splash of some wet sticky or muddy substance → Sc.
1960 GRUNCH sticky, dirty, unpleasant substances → sl.
1960 GRUNGE sticky, dirty, unpleasant substances → sl. orig. US
1968 GUMP any sticky substance; gunk → Amer. dial.
1969 — GUNGE a sticky mass; any messy substance; rubbish, clutter, filth → colloq.


PHRASES
..19C STICKS LIKE SHIT TO A SHOVEL describes the adherence of a sticky substance or a clingy person → colloq.


VERBS
1400 INVISCATE to make viscid or sticky; to mix or cover with a sticky substance
1950 GOOK UP to smear something slimy or sticky on someone → sl.