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Hyphenation for “sticky”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “sticky”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "sticky" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “sticky” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „sticky“ ⟶ „sticky“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "sticky"

sticky >> ˈstɪki

Definition: [adjective] tending or designed to stick to things on contact.
Example: sticky cakes and pastries

Synonyms of "sticky"

adhesive | adherent | gummed | tenacious |

Definition: [adjective] (of the weather) hot and humid; muggy.
Example: it was an unusually hot and sticky summer

Synonyms of "sticky"

humid | muggy | close | sultry | sweltering | steamy | oppressive | airless | stifling | suffocating | sweaty | soupy | like a Turkish bath | like a sauna | claggy |

Definition: [adjective] involving problems; difficult or awkward.
Example: the relationship is going through a sticky patch

Synonyms of "sticky"

awkward | difficult | tricky | ticklish | problematic | delicate | touch-and-go | embarrassing | sensitive | uncomfortable | hairy |

Definition: [adjective] (of a website or its content) attracting a long visit or repeat visits from users.
Example: make your site as sticky as possible to keep visitors there longer

Synonyms of "sticky"

Definition: [noun] a piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side, used for leaving messages or reminders.

Synonyms of "sticky"

Definition: [noun] (in an online forum) a thread containing important information that is set to remain at the top of the other threads regardless of when it was last updated.
Example: could you put a sticky in the forum for those of us that are confused?

Synonyms of "sticky"