Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sticky-fingered

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: stick-y-fin-gered
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a person, inclined or prone to steal, especially of engaging in petty theft while handling money or goods.

Informal

adj

Skillful in catching or handling the ball, in such games as baseball, football, basketball, etc.

verb

simple past and past participle of sticky-finger

Example Sentences

"Sticky-fingered customers and employees make off with $9 billion in merchandise annually."
"Well, she sneaks around the world from Kiev to Carolina / She's a sticky-fingered filcher from Berlin down to Belize"
"A sticky-fingered teller was charged with stealing more than $190000 from her Queens bank in the past four months."
"Chicago's sticky-fingered defense intercepted five of YA Tittle's passes."
"His batting average has hovered in the .330s all season and he has played his usual sticky-fingered defense at second."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more sticky-fingered (comparative) most sticky-fingered (superlative)

Phrases

sticky fingers five-finger discount light-fingered

Frequently Paired Words

sticky fingers five-finger discount light-fingered pilfery

Questions

What does sticky-fingered mean?: Of a person, inclined or prone to steal, especially of engaging in petty theft while handling money or goods.

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