Dripping and Sticky

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Dripping adjective - Containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water.

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Sticky and dripping are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sticky" instead an adjective "Dripping".

Nearby Words: drip, drippy, dripped

Sticky adjective - Containing or characterized by an uncomfortable amount of moisture.

Usage example: a warm sticky day when all we wanted to do was sit somewhere with air-conditioning

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Dripping and sticky are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dripping" instead an adjective "Sticky".

Nearby Words: stick, sticker, sticking, stickily

This fanfic provides examples of: A Bloody Mess: During a fight, Twilight gets hit in the back of the head with something and feels a sticky substance dripping down the back of her neck.

Source: Fan Fic / Creeping Darkness

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