粘っこい|ねばっこいnebakkoi[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. i-adjectivesticky; gummy; gooey; gluey; glutinous
2. i-adjectivetenacious; persistent; dogged; stubborn

• SynonymベタベタNeutralColloquial. Sticky and clinging to the touch, and also used of someone clinging to you and acting spoiled; the focus is on the tactile feel.
• SynonymベトベトNeutralColloquial. Sticky and gooey, often of sweat or oil sticking to your skin or body.
• Synonym粘いねばいNeutralLess common. Means sticky in quality, and can also describe a persistent approach that won't give up easily; 「粘っこい」 is more common and adds a nagging, clinging feel.
• AntonymさっぱりNeutralRefreshing and clean, or crisp and decisive, as in 「さっぱりした味」; the opposite of gooey, clinging stickiness.
• AntonymさらっとNeutralLight and brisk, without stickiness or sluggishness, as in 「さらっとした肌触り」; the opposite of gooey stickiness.

「粘っこい」 works for both a gooey texture and a stubborn, clinging personality or approach. For pure sticky feel, 「ベタベタ」 (also 「ねばねば」) is the usual word; for crisp and refreshing, 「さっぱり」.

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1. 触さわるとくっついて、なかなか離はなれない感かんじ。
2. 何度なんども繰り返くりかえすなど、しつこく続つづく様子ようす。