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View definitions for resinous

resinous

adjective as in adhesive

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Example Sentences

A trail of musks, resinous woods and creamy florals follow him around like an orb of protection.

The smell of traditional resinous copal incense hung heavy over the parade.

The vegetal, resinous scent after harvest — similar to a fresh-mowed lawn — is what brewers try to harness into a “fresh beer.”

Bornstein is more poetic: “The resinous leaves have an intoxicating fragrance.”

She stripped away the green, resinous wood, pausing to remove a splinter from her thumb.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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