glairy

Also glair·e·ous

[glair-ee]

adjective

glairier, glairiest 

1. of the nature of glair; viscous.

2. covered with glair.

Other Word Forms

• glairiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of glairy¹

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

Example Sentences

A few hours afterwards the submaxillary, parotid, and all glands situated about the head and neck were greatly enlarged; from the nostrils and gums, a clear, mucous discharge ran down; the eyes were glairy, with the pupils greatly dilated, and the coat was rough and staring.

From Nature

The white of the egg is without taste or smell, of a viscid, glairy consistence, readily dissolving in water, coagulable by acids, by spirits of wine, and by a temperature of one hundred and sixty-five degrees, Fahrenheit.

From Project Gutenberg

The same is repeated several times, until finally almost complete cyanosis takes place; the spasm relaxes, a glairy, tenacious mucus runs from the mouth, the contents of the stomach are vomited, and the child falls back exhausted.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

The colloid exudations are glairy, semi-solid, jelly-like masses, infiltrating the tissues.

From Project Gutenberg