gummy

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