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glutinous

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glu·ti·nous  (gltn-s)
adj.
Of the nature of or resembling glue; sticky.

[Middle English, from Latin gltinsus, from glten, gltin-, glue.]

gluti·nous·ly adv.
gluti·nous·ness, gluti·nosi·ty (-s-t) n.

glutinous [ˈgluːtɪnəs]
adj
resembling glue in texture; sticky
glutinously  adv
glutinousness , glutinosity [ˌgluːtɪˈnɒsɪtɪ] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.glutinousglutinous - having the sticky properties of an adhesive
adhesive - tending to adhere

glutinous
adjective sticky, adhesive, cohesive, gooey, viscous, gummy, gluey, mucilaginous, viscid He was covered in soft, glutinous mud.
Translations
glutinous [ˈgluːtɪnəs] ADJglutinoso

glutinous [ˈgluːtɪnəs] adjvisqueux/euse

glutinous
adjklebrig

glutinous [ˈgluːtɪnəs] adjcolloso/a, appiccicoso/a
glutinous [ˈgluːtɪnəs] adjcolloso/a, appiccicoso/a

glutinous
adj glutinous [ˈgluːtinəs]
sticky, like glue glutinous rice. klewerige, taai غَرَوي، لَزِق лепкав lepkavý klistret; klæbrig klebrig κολλώδης glutinoso, pegajoso kleepuv چسبناک tahmea gluant דביק लसदार ljepljiv ragadós lengket límkenndur glutinoso ねばりのある 아교질의 lipnus lipīgs lekit kleverig klebrig kleisty glutinoso cleios; lipicios клейкий lepkavý lepljiv lepljiv klibbig, klistrig เหนียว yapışkan 有粘性的,粘膠般的 клейкий چپچپا dính như keo


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It designates the dark, glutinous substance which is scraped off the back of the Greenland or right whale, and much of which covers the decks of those inferior souls who hunt that ignoble Leviathan.
A tapping came at the door, and I heard the glutinous accents of M'ling speaking.
To prevent which, I presently made a large orifice in the vein of the left arm, whence I drew twenty ounces of blood; which I expected to have found extremely sizy and glutinous, or indeed coagulated, as it is in pleuretic complaints; but, to my surprize, it appeared rosy and florid, and its consistency differed little from the blood of those in perfect health.
 
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