"sticky-sweet" meaning in English

See sticky-sweet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more sticky-sweet [comparative], most sticky-sweet [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} sticky-sweet (comparative more sticky-sweet, superlative most sticky-sweet)
  1. Synonym of sickly sweet Synonyms: sickly sweet [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sticky-sweet-en-adj-U455PswQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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