Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.