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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