glutinous

[ gloot-n-uhs ]

/ ˈglut n əs /

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adjective

of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky.

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Origin of glutinous

1375–1425; late Middle English; <Latin glūtinōsus gluey, sticky. See gluten, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM glutinous

glu·ti·nous·ly, adverbglu·ti·nous·ness, glu·ti·nos·i·ty

[gloot-n-os-i-tee], /ˌglut nˈɒs ɪ ti/, nounun·glu·ti·nos·i·ty, nounun·glu·ti·nous, adjective

un·glu·ti·nous·ly, adverbun·glu·ti·nous·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH glutinous

glutenous, glutinous , gluttonous

Words nearby glutinous

gluteus, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, glutinant, glutinous, glutose, glutton, glutton for punishment, gluttonize, gluttonous

How to use glutinous in a sentence

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.
Raya and the Last Dragon Introduces Disney’s First Southeast Asian Princess. Advocates Say Hollywood Representation Shouldn’t Stop There|Kat Moon|March 6, 2021|Time
And unless you're careful, you'll be asked for a traditional Chinese brunch that will most likely include glutinous chicken feet.
Gal With a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|January 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The birds that build them swallow a certain kind of glutinous weed growing on the coral rocks.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
He came home with his flank heating and a glutinous moisture on his lip, and a hunted look in his eye.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade

Some, covered with a hairy and glutinous seaweed, seemed like large green moles boring a way into the rock.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
Suddenly a large, round, flattened, glutinous mass issued from beneath the crevice.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
There is another sort of tuberous root, called “ulluca” by the Peruvians, which is more glutinous and less pleasant to the taste.
Popular Adventure Tales|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for glutinous

glutinous

/ (ˈɡluːtɪnəs) /

adjective

resembling glue in texture; sticky

Derived forms of glutinous

glutinously, adverbglutinousness or glutinosity (ˌɡluːtɪˈnɒsɪtɪ), noun

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