adj, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   second-person singular simple present indicative of stick archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular

   "Thou stickest a dagger in me: I shall never see my gold again: fourscore ducats at a sitting!"

Adjective

1. 1
   superlative form of stick: most stick (stickiest). form-of, informal, nonstandard, superlative

   "What is the stickest kind of gum?"

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

More examples

"Thou stickest a dagger in me: I shall never see my gold again: fourscore ducats at a sitting!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

stick + -est

Etymology 2

From stick (“sticky”, adjective) + -est (“superlative”).

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