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  • 61glutinous — glutinously, adv. glutinousness, glutinosity /glooht n os i tee/, n. /glooht n euhs/, adj. of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky. [1375 1425; late ME; < L glutinosus gluey, sticky. See GLUTEN, OUS] * * * …

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  • 62gummy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sticky, tacky, gluey. See coherence. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sticky, cohesive, viscid; see adhesive . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. sticky, gooey, viscid, tacky. IV (Roget s Thesaurus II)&#8230; …

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  • 63pasty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. doughy, soft; pallid, pale; gluey; viscid, glutinous. See colorlessness, softness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Like paste] Syn. gluey, geLatinous, gooey, doughy; see sticky , adhesive . 2. [Pale] Syn …

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  • 64tacky — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal, shabby, shoddy, seedy, cheap, tawdry, sleazy, cheesy (sl.), in poor taste; sticky, adhesive. See coherence, deterioration. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. tasteless unstylish, cheap,&#8230; …

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  • 65viscous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. viscid; ropy, glutinous, slimy; mucid; sticky, mucilaginous; oleaginous, greasy. See coherence. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. cohesive, sticky, viscid, tacky, gluey, gummy, adhesive, syrupy,&#8230; …

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  • 66glutinous — glu•ti•nous [[t]ˈglut n əs[/t]] adj. gluey; viscid; sticky • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME; &LT; L glūtinōsus gluey, sticky. See gluten, ous glu′ti•nous•ly, adv. glu′ti•nous•ness, glu ti•nos′i•ty ˈɒs ɪ ti n …

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  • 67glutinous — /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}&#8230; …

  • 68cohesiveness — noun 1. the state of cohering or sticking together (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑coherence, ↑coherency, ↑cohesion • Ant: ↑incoherence (for: ↑coherence) …

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  • 69glueyness — noun the property of being cohesive and sticky • Syn: ↑cohesiveness, ↑gluiness, ↑gumminess, ↑tackiness, ↑ropiness, ↑viscidity, ↑viscidness • Derivationally related forms …

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  • 70gluiness — noun the property of being cohesive and sticky • Syn: ↑cohesiveness, ↑glueyness, ↑gumminess, ↑tackiness, ↑ropiness, ↑viscidity, ↑viscidness • Derivationally related forms …

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