glandular

[ glan-juh-ler ]

adjective

1. consisting of, containing, or bearing glands. gland.
2. of, relating to, or resembling a gland:

   a glandular disorder.

3. visceral; instinctive.

glandular

/ ˈɡlændjʊləs; ˈɡlændjʊlə /

adjective

1. of, relating to, containing, functioning as, or affecting a gland

   glandular tissue

Derived Forms

• ˈglandularly, adverb

Other Words From

• glandu·lar·ly adverb
• inter·glandu·lar adjective
• non·glandu·lar adjective
• un·glandu·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glandular¹

1730–40; English (obsolete) glandule gland (< Latin glandula; gland ¹( def ), -ule ( def ) ) + -ar ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of glandular¹

C18: from Latin glandula, literally: a little acorn; see glanders

Example Sentences

The chapter is simply an expression of glandular-level contempt.

From The Daily Beast

The civet has nothing in common with the hyna but the glandular pouch, under the tail, and the mane along the neck and back-bone.

From Project Gutenberg

This proceeds from two small glandular openings that lie at the angles of the jaws, and appear spots of a blackish-brown colour.

From Project Gutenberg

He even regarded the mamm as glandular bodies in this sense, although he knew, of course, the value of their secretion.

From Project Gutenberg

One by one he began releasing the controls over himself—sensitivities, nerve blocs, glandular stimulation.

From Project Gutenberg

There is a glandular opening on the back, just above the rump, that has been improperly called a navel.

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