glairy

American  

[glair-ee] / ˈglɛər i /

Also glaireous

adjective

glairier, glairiest

1. of the nature of glair; viscous.

2. covered with glair.

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Other Word Forms

• glairiness noun

Etymology

Origin of glairy

First recorded in 1655–65; glair + -y ¹

Example Sentences

He had a remittent chronic intestinal catarrh, with—noticeably during the periods of exacerbation—abundant discharge of a glairy mucus.

From The Electric Bath by Schweig, George M.

The skin of the gilt catfish secretes a thick, glairy, mucous exudate, which, if left to itself, would imperil the health of the fish.

From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by Weir, James

It is also usually associated with the specific glairy discharge from the nose, the nasal ulcers and nodules, and the enlarged painless, nodular, and indolent submaxillary lymphatic glands.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

The cystic spaces of the tumour contain a brownish glairy fluid.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The matters vomited consist of the ingesta colored with bile, of glairy mucus tinged with bile, or of green bile, sometimes in considerable quantity.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various