Definition of sticky-fingered in English:

sticky-fingered

adjective

informal

Given to stealing.
〈非正式〉有偷窃习性的，惯偷的
a sticky-fingered con artist
有偷窃习性的骗人老手。
Example sentencesExamples
- Staff routinely had to be dispatched to the sticky-fingered star's dressing room in order to recover the pilfered booty.
- Some little sticky-fingered urchin stole it from the teacher's desk.
- These include a sticky-fingered hippie named McGruff, a friendly gondolier, and his good-hearted mother.
- It's been a bad year for sticky-fingered governors, thanks in large part to the Feds.
- Marketers, politicians and other short-sighted, self-interested, sticky-fingered people have been stealing our words.
- Somebody needs to track where all the money is going - and God knows we can't trust the sticky-fingered bureaucrats at the United Nations to do it honestly.
- The only person who would have an interest in them would be my sticky-fingered brother who's always been too cheap to buy his own.
- I put a mousetrap in my purse to solve my problem with my sticky-fingered brother.
- Taiwan needs to draw up a system to give local governments more autonomy - and the freedom they need to develop - yet one that does not lead to extravagance, waste or become an open invitation to sticky-fingered officials.
Synonyms
thieving, thievish, stealing, pilfering, shoplifting, pocket-picking

Definition of sticky-fingered in US English:

sticky-fingered

adjectiveˌstikēˈfiNGɡərd

informal

Given to stealing.
〈非正式〉有偷窃习性的，惯偷的
a sticky-fingered con artist
有偷窃习性的骗人老手。
Example sentencesExamples
- These include a sticky-fingered hippie named McGruff, a friendly gondolier, and his good-hearted mother.
- Somebody needs to track where all the money is going - and God knows we can't trust the sticky-fingered bureaucrats at the United Nations to do it honestly.
- Marketers, politicians and other short-sighted, self-interested, sticky-fingered people have been stealing our words.
- Staff routinely had to be dispatched to the sticky-fingered star's dressing room in order to recover the pilfered booty.
- The only person who would have an interest in them would be my sticky-fingered brother who's always been too cheap to buy his own.
- Some little sticky-fingered urchin stole it from the teacher's desk.
- It's been a bad year for sticky-fingered governors, thanks in large part to the Feds.
- I put a mousetrap in my purse to solve my problem with my sticky-fingered brother.
- Taiwan needs to draw up a system to give local governments more autonomy - and the freedom they need to develop - yet one that does not lead to extravagance, waste or become an open invitation to sticky-fingered officials.
Synonyms
thieving, thievish, stealing, pilfering, shoplifting, pocket-picking

单词	sticky-fingered
释义	Definition of sticky-fingered in English: sticky-fingered adjective informal Given to stealing. 〈非正式〉有偷窃习性的，惯偷的 a sticky-fingered con artist 有偷窃习性的骗人老手。 Example sentencesExamples Staff routinely had to be dispatched to the sticky-fingered star's dressing room in order to recover the pilfered booty. Some little sticky-fingered urchin stole it from the teacher's desk. These include a sticky-fingered hippie named McGruff, a friendly gondolier, and his good-hearted mother. It's been a bad year for sticky-fingered governors, thanks in large part to the Feds. Marketers, politicians and other short-sighted, self-interested, sticky-fingered people have been stealing our words. Somebody needs to track where all the money is going - and God knows we can't trust the sticky-fingered bureaucrats at the United Nations to do it honestly. The only person who would have an interest in them would be my sticky-fingered brother who's always been too cheap to buy his own. I put a mousetrap in my purse to solve my problem with my sticky-fingered brother. Taiwan needs to draw up a system to give local governments more autonomy - and the freedom they need to develop - yet one that does not lead to extravagance, waste or become an open invitation to sticky-fingered officials. Synonyms thieving, thievish, stealing, pilfering, shoplifting, pocket-picking Definition of sticky-fingered in US English: sticky-fingered adjectiveˌstikēˈfiNGɡərd informal Given to stealing. 〈非正式〉有偷窃习性的，惯偷的 a sticky-fingered con artist 有偷窃习性的骗人老手。 Example sentencesExamples These include a sticky-fingered hippie named McGruff, a friendly gondolier, and his good-hearted mother. Somebody needs to track where all the money is going - and God knows we can't trust the sticky-fingered bureaucrats at the United Nations to do it honestly. Marketers, politicians and other short-sighted, self-interested, sticky-fingered people have been stealing our words. Staff routinely had to be dispatched to the sticky-fingered star's dressing room in order to recover the pilfered booty. The only person who would have an interest in them would be my sticky-fingered brother who's always been too cheap to buy his own. Some little sticky-fingered urchin stole it from the teacher's desk. It's been a bad year for sticky-fingered governors, thanks in large part to the Feds. I put a mousetrap in my purse to solve my problem with my sticky-fingered brother. Taiwan needs to draw up a system to give local governments more autonomy - and the freedom they need to develop - yet one that does not lead to extravagance, waste or become an open invitation to sticky-fingered officials. Synonyms thieving, thievish, stealing, pilfering, shoplifting, pocket-picking
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