On drying the soil it becomes lighter in colour and loses its stickiness, but it has not permanently changed because as soon as water is added it comes back to what it was before.
"Lessons on Soil"
E. J. Russell
Clay is exceedingly useful because of its stickiness.
"Lessons on Soil"
E. J. Russell
Mrs. Dodge had returned to her bread which had spread in a mass of stickiness all over the board.
"An Alabaster Box"
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Florence Morse Kingsley