sticky vs upsetting

sticky

adj
  • Tending to stay the same; resistant to change. 

  • Of weather, hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating. 

  • Resembling or characteristic of a stick. 

  • Able or likely to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance. 

  • Persistent. 

  • Potentially difficult to escape from. 

  • Appearing on all virtual desktops. 

  • Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view. 

  • Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving. 

noun
  • A discussion thread fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view. 

  • A sticky note, such as a post-it note. 

  • A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper. 

  • A sweet dessert wine. 

verb
  • to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view. 

upsetting

adj
  • Conceited; presumptuous. 

  • Causing upset; distressing. 

noun
  • The action of the verb upset. 

How often have the words sticky and upsetting occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )