gummy (redirected from gummier)

gum·my  (gm)

adj. gum·mi·er, gum·mi·est

1. Consisting of or containing gum.

2. Covered or clogged with or as if with gum.

3. Having the texture or properties of gum; sticky and viscid.

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gummi·ness n.

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gummy¹

adj -mier, -miest

1. sticky or tacky

2. consisting of, coated with, or clogged by gum or a similar substance

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) producing gum

[from gum¹ + -y¹]

gumminess  n

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gummy²

adj -mier, -miest

(Medicine / Dentistry) toothless; not showing one's teeth

n pl -mies

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Austral a small crustacean-eating shark, Mustelus antarcticus, with bony ridges resembling gums in its mouth

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) NZ an old ewe that has lost its incisor teeth

[from gum² + -y¹]

gummily  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	gummy - having the sticky properties of an adhesive gluey, glutinous, mucilaginous, sticky, viscid, viscous, pasty adhesive - tending to adhere
	2.	gummy - covered with adhesive gum gummed adhesive - tending to adhere

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gummy

adjective sticky, tacky, adhesive, gluey, viscid There was gummy stuff all over the pages of the magazine.

Translations

gummy [ˈgʌmɪ] ADJ → gomoso

gummy

adj (+er) substance, surface, food → klebrig; eyes → verklebt