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glutinous
[ gloot-n-uhs ]
adjective
- of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky.
glutinous
/ ˈɡluːtɪnəs; ˌɡluːtɪˈnɒsɪtɪ /
adjective
- resembling glue in texture; sticky
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Derived Forms
- ˈglutinousness, noun
- ˈglutinously, adverb
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Other Words From
- gluti·nous·ly adverb
- gluti·nous·ness glu·ti·nos·i·ty [gloot-n-, os, -i-tee], noun
- unglu·ti·nosi·ty noun
- un·gluti·nous adjective
- un·gluti·nous·ly adverb
- un·gluti·nous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glutinous1
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Example Sentences
He shares his excitement about a scene where Raya makes an offering with bánh tét, a glutinous rice cake eaten during Vietnamese New Year, which is also Nguyen’s favorite food and one that reminds him of home.
And unless you're careful, you'll be asked for a traditional Chinese brunch that will most likely include glutinous chicken feet.
The birds that build them swallow a certain kind of glutinous weed growing on the coral rocks.
He came home with his flank heating and a glutinous moisture on his lip, and a hunted look in his eye.
Some, covered with a hairy and glutinous seaweed, seemed like large green moles boring a way into the rock.
Suddenly a large, round, flattened, glutinous mass issued from beneath the crevice.
There is another sort of tuberous root, called “ulluca” by the Peruvians, which is more glutinous and less pleasant to the taste.
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