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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STICKY-FINGERED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sticky-Fingered is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STICKY-FINGERED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sticky-fingered in the English dictionary

The definition of sticky-fingered in the dictionary is given to thieving.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STICKY-FINGERED

stickleback
stickler
sticklike
stickling
stickman
stickout
sticks
stickseed
sticktight
stickum
stickweed
stickwork
sticky
sticky blood
sticky end
sticky tape
sticky wicket
sticky willie
sticky-handed
stickybeak

WORDS THAT END LIKE STICKY-FINGERED

ahungered
anhungered
buggered
butterfingered
considered
covered
endangered
fingered
jiggered
lagered
langered
light-fingered
nimble-fingered
ordered
powdered
registered
staggered
triggered
unendangered
unscavengered

Synonyms and antonyms of sticky-fingered in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sticky-fingered» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STICKY-FINGERED

Find out the translation of sticky-fingered to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sticky-fingered from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sticky-fingered» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粘手指的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- dedos pegajosos
570 millions of speakers

English

sticky-fingered
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चिपचिपा उँगलियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الميالين لل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

липкой облапанная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sticky- Fingered
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চটচটে ওস্তাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

collant Doigts
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melekit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

klebrigen Fingern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スティッキーフィンガー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스티키 핑거
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lengket-driji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dính ngón tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒட்டும் ஃபிங்கர்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिकट-बोटांनी भरलेले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yapışkan parmaklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sticky dita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lepki palcach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

липкою облапав
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lipicios degete
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολλώδης δακτύλων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

langvingerig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klibbig -fingered
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

langfingrede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sticky-fingered

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STICKY-FINGERED»

The term «sticky-fingered» is normally little used and occupies the 134.575 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STICKY-FINGERED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sticky-fingered

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STICKY-FINGERED»

Discover the use of sticky-fingered in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sticky-fingered and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Constitutional Law
a particularized description of anyone.240 The combination of characteristics on the face of the warrant must leave little doubt about the identity of the party intended.241 A warrant for the arrest of “John Doe, alias Sticky-Fingered Sam, who ...
Jacqueline R. Kanovitz, 2012
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
sticky-fingered . Thievish; covetous: proletarian: from ca 1870. stievel. *. A fourpenny piece: old c., says Baumann. But this may be a confusion with STIVER. stiff. *. Paper, a document; esp. a bill of exchange or a promissory note: c. (–1823 ).
Eric Partridge, 2003
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Cognitive Linguistics and Non-Indo-European Languages
(12) a. sho ̆u-ya ̆ng (hand-itch) 'one's fingers itch; have an itch to do sth.; be anxious to do sth.' b. sho ̆u-nia ̄n (hand-sticky) 'sticky-fingered; thievish' c. sho ̆u-cha ́ng (hand-long) 'be greedy; grasping' d. sho ̆u-dua ̆n (hand-short) 'feel  ...
Eugene H. Casad, Gary B. Palmer, 2003
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Chambers Idioms
... wrong to dismiss you. [A cricketing idiom — sticky here meaning 'muddy'.] sticky-fingered (derog inf) in the habit of stealing things: This firm has lost a great deal of money recently through the activities of sticky-fingered employees. stiff as stiff ...
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Weekly World News
Sticky-fingered. maid. stole. everything. but. the. kitchen. sink! ACCUSED THIEF Ana Guevara sits beside her son, Carlos, 13, at a hearing on charges against her . ' "••"*",u-' By SUSAN JIMISON Ana Guevara cleaned up at the Simpsons' house  ...
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THUNDERS ROLLING SHOULDERS
lift my soil's lithe red mud away off sticky-fingered-thieving God stretch bend down to me when where I come so am captured stinging stars they are so rarely forgiven ing to me my love through the dark night's solace soar as the solace forgiven ...
Danny Beatty
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Sock It To Me: Creepy, Crazy & Strangely Appealing • 16 ...
Or your other I ' I - a earring Or your cell phone They're Sticky—Fingered Gremlins, aren't they? They love messing with your day by making those things that you can't function without go missing. = = 1. Since they are quite the tricksters , you're ...
Brenna Maloney, 2012
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The City Man
'People should feel free to wander anywhere in our city without fear of losing their wallet to these sticky fingered desperados.' Bank robbers get more notice because of their violent methods and large sums of cash, but it is the cowardly ...
Howard Akler, 2013
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Current Words And Phrases
Sticky-fingered : a thieving customer; shoplifter. The sticky- fingered buyer was caught red-handed by the salesman. Sting operation : operation to catch and punish culprits. This sting operation was the handiwork of some top police officers of ...
B. N. Kakkar, 1998
10
I Had Vera: An Autobiography of a Working Man
Cliff always was a little bit sticky fingered. Many of the old men my dad's age were sticky fingered as well. Cliff and these old guys made a lifetime of it. Cliff, also, was always going to trade for something rather than just go and buy it. He would  ...
Gilbert Foster Crane Andrea McDougall, Andrea A. McDougall, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STICKY-FINGERED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sticky-fingered is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sticky-fingered Guangzhou thieves use glue to con ATM users
Sticky-fingered Guangzhou thieves use glue to con ATM users. Staff Reporter; 2015-07-30; 16:58 (GMT+8). A police officer in Xuchang, Henan province shows ... «WantChinaTimes, Jul 15»
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The power of social media may have helped catch a sticky-fingered
The power of social media may have helped catch a sticky-fingered cake shop thief. An independent business released CCTV images of a man walking in ... «Your Local Guardian, Apr 15»
3
Seattle police arrest 'sticky-fingered' doughnut shop robber
SEATTLE A "sticky-fingered suspect" was arrested on suspicion of robbing a Seattle doughnut shop of a single maple bar after threatening employees and ... «Reuters, Mar 15»
4
Cops catch sticky-fingered 'gumball bandit'
Cops busted a “gumball bandit” who left a trail of disappointed children around The Bronx by stealing as many as 100 coin-operated gumball machines. «New York Post, Feb 15»
5
Class Dismissed: China Graft Probe Targets Sticky-Fingered School …
China's Communist Party leaders have been trying to root out corruption through an extended anti-graft campaign, vowing to bring down offenders big and small ... «Wall Street Journal, Dec 14»
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'Sex addict' faces 125 year sentence; sticky-fingered cashier; Nic …
'Sex addict' faces 125 year sentence; sticky-fingered cashier; Nic Batum gets divorce do-over (Clackamas County courts). nic.batum.jpg. Trail Blazer Nic Batum ... «OregonLive.com, Dec 14»
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Claremont 'racist' case: 'Sticky-fingered' cop in court
Claremont 'racist' case: 'Sticky-fingered' cop in court. It's alleged the officer received money to cover the victim's medical costs, but kept the cash instead. «Eyewitness News, Nov 14»
8
Pair caught sticky-fingered by jam tart theft inquiry
Dublin-based food giant Keelings sacked Peter Boyne and Elton John Moran after a probe into the pastry mystery included a crime-scene reconstruction on the ... «Irish Examiner, Nov 14»
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Sticky-fingered tourists suspected after narwhal tusk goes missing …
Sticky-fingered tourists suspected after narwhal tusk goes missing on Svalbard. Expedition cruise guides regularly show passengers animal remains in Svalbard ... «BarentsObserver, Oct 14»
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Pictou County couple under siege by sticky-fingered squirrel
The sticky-fingered squirrel was making his way across the line and unhooking the pins. After grabbing them he ran off to the woods with his ill-gotten gains. «CTV News, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sticky-Fingered [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sticky-fingered>. May 2024 ».
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