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Hairy vs. Sticky — What's the Difference?

Hairy vs. Sticky — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Hairy and Sticky

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Hairy

Covered with hair or hairlike projections
A hairy caterpillar.

Sticky

Having the property of adhering or sticking to a surface; adhesive.

Hairy

Consisting of or resembling hair
Wore a hairy sweater.

Sticky

Covered with an adhesive agent.

Hairy

(Slang) Fraught with difficulties; hazardous
A hairy escape.
Hairy problems.
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Sticky

Warm and humid; muggy
A sticky day.

Hairy

(of a person) Having a lot of hair on the body.
A hairy man

Sticky

(Informal) Painful or difficult
A sticky situation.

Hairy

(of an animal) Having a lot of fur.
Hairy mammoth

Sticky

(Economics) Tending to remain the same despite changes in the economy. Used of prices or wages.

Hairy

(of a body part other than the head) Having hair growing from it.
She is a great admirer of hairy chests.

Sticky

Of or relating to an item of software or hardware, such as an onscreen graphic or mouse button, that remains active for a brief time after being touched
Sticky keys.
A sticky menu.

Hairy

(informal) difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating.
It’s a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.

Sticky

Of or relating to content designed to increase the duration of visits to a website.

Hairy

(informal) Causing anxiety or fright; terrifying, scary.

Sticky

Able or likely to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?

Hairy

Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; hirsute.
His mantle hairy, and his bonnet sedge.

Sticky

Potentially difficult to escape from.
This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful.

Hairy

Very complicated, difficult, or involved; as, a hairy problem; a hairy equation.

Sticky

Of weather, hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.

Hairy

Dangerous or frightening; as, a hairy encounter with a mugger.

Sticky

(finance) Tending to stay the same; resistant to change.
A sticky price; sticky wages

Hairy

Having or covered with hair;
Jacob was a hairy man
A hairy caterpillar

Sticky

Persistent.
We should make the printing direction sticky so the user doesn't have to keep setting it.

Hairy

Hazardous and frightening;
Hairy moments in the mountains

Sticky

Appearing on all virtual desktops.

Sticky

Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.

Sticky

Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.
A woman has come to me with the complaint that her website is not sticky: 70% of the visits last 30 seconds or less.

Sticky

(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a stick. en

Sticky

A sticky note, such as a post-it note.
Her desk is covered with yellow stickies.

Sticky

(internet) A discussion thread fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.

Sticky

(manufacturing) A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper.

Sticky

A sweet dessert wine.

Sticky

To fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.

Sticky

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.

Sticky

Having the properties of glue

Sticky

Moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body;
Felt sticky and chilly at the same time

Sticky

Hot or warm and humid;
Muggy weather
The steamy tropics
Sticky weather

Sticky

Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment;
Awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
An awkward pause followed his remark
A sticky question
In the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign

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