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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | viscous |
| Synonyms: | adhesive, clammy, gelatinous, gluey, glutinous, gooey, ropy, slimy, stiff, syrupy, tenacious, thick, tough*, viscid, viscose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gelatinous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | coagulated |
| Synonyms: | gluey, glutinous, gummy, jelled, jellied, jelly-like, mucilaginous, pudding, sticky, thick, viscid, viscous |
| Antonyms: | liquid |
| Main Entry: | gooey |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sticky, gummy |
| Synonyms: | adhesive, gluey, glutinous, mucilaginous, soft, tacky, viscous |
| Antonyms: | dry |
| Main Entry: | pasty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sticky |
| Synonyms: | adhesive, doughy, gelatinous, gluelike, gluey, glutinous, gooey, mucilaginous, starchy |
| Antonyms: | smooth, unsticky |
| Main Entry: | tenacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sticky |
| Synonyms: | adhesive, clinging, clingy, fast, firm, fixed, glutinous, gummy, inseparable, mucilaginous, resisting, retentive, secure, set, tacky, tight, viscid, viscose, viscous, waxy |
| Antonyms: | loose, slack, unattached |
| Main Entry: | viscous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sticky, gummy |
| Synonyms: | adhesive, clammy, gelatinous, gluey, glutinous, gooey, mucilaginous, ropy, slimy, stiff, syrupy, tenacious, thick, tough, viscid |
| Notes: | vicious is savage or cruel; viscous is thick or gummy, as a liquid that is hard to pour |
| Antonyms: | unsticky, watery |
| Main Entry: | gummy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sticky |
| Synonyms: | adhesive, cohesive, gluey, mucilaginous, viscid |
| Main Entry: | glutinous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | viscous |
| Synonyms: | adhesive, clammy, gelatinous, gluey, gooey, mucilaginous, ropy, slimy, stiff, syrupy, tenacious, thick, tough, viscid, viscose |
| Main Entry: | viscid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | viscous |
| Synonyms: | adhesive, clammy, gelatinous, gluey, glutinous, gooey, mucilaginous, ropy, slimy, stiff*, syrupy, tenacious, thick, tough*, viscose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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