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sticky-out

sticky-out adjective: that sticks out; protruding.

Adjective

sticky-out (comparative more sticky-out, superlative most sticky-out)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) That sticks out; protruding.
    • “She looks exactly like your father. Older, of course, and a lady, but I could immediately see the resemblance. The same sticky-out ears that you have. No offence!”2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN

Forms of sticky-out

comparativemore sticky-out
superlativemost sticky-out

Origin of sticky-out

From stick out and -y.

Questions about sticky-out

What does sticky-out mean?
Sticky-out means that sticks out; protruding.
What part of speech is sticky-out?
Sticky-out is an adjective.

Words near sticky-out in the dictionary

  1. sticky-fingering
  2. sticky-fingers
  3. sticky-icky
  4. sticky-note
  5. sticky-notes
  6. sticky-out
  7. sticky-outy
  8. sticky-sweet
  9. sticky-tape
  10. sticky-taped
  11. sticky-tapes

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