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glutinous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) like glue in texture; sticky. 2) excessively sentimental; sickly: glutinous ballads. DERIVATIVES glutinously adverb. ORIGIN Latin glutinosus, from gluten glue … English terms dictionary
Glutinous — Glu ti*nous, a. [L. glutinosus, fr. gluten glue: cf. F. glutineux. See {Gluten}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glutinous — of the nature of glue, early 15c. (implied c.1400 in glutinosity), from L. glutinosus gluey, viscous, tenacious, from gluten (gen. glutinis) “glue” (see GLUE (Cf. glue)) … Etymology dictionary
glutinous — [glo͞ot′ n əs] adj. [ME < L glutinosus < gluten: see GLUTEN] gluey; sticky glutinously adv … English World dictionary
glutinous — [[t]glu͟ːtɪnəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is glutinous is very sticky. The sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial. ...soft and glutinous mud … English dictionary
glutinous — glu|ti|nous [ˈglu:tınəs US tn əs] adj very sticky ▪ glutinous mud … Dictionary of contemporary English
glutinous — adjective a glutinous white liquid Syn: sticky, viscous, viscid, tacky, gluey, gummy, treacly; adhesive; informal gooey, cloggy, gloppy … Thesaurus of popular words
glutinous — /ˈglutənəs / (say gloohtuhnuhs) adjective of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky: *They were eating something dark and glutinous, with green, spinach shaped leaves floating in it. –ruth park, 1949. {Latin glūtinōsus gluey, viscous}… …
Glutinous rice — (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa or Oryza glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice, waxy rice, botan rice, biroin chal, mochi rice, and pearl rice, and pulut)[1] is a type of short grained Asian rice that is especially sticky when cooked. It is … Wikipedia
glutinous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin glutinosus, from glutin , gluten Date: 15th century having the quality of glue ; gummy • glutinously adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
