Sticky \Stick"y\, a. [Compar. Stickier; superl. Stickiest.]

Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.

Herbs which last longest are those of strong smell, and with a sticky stalk. --Bacon.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)