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come to a sticky end

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
come -to a -stick-y end
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

comes to a sticky end (present, singular) coming to a sticky end (participle, present) came to a sticky end (past) meet a sticky end (alternative)

Questions

What does come to a sticky end mean?
To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.

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