viscous
[vis-kuh s]
adjective
of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive.
having the property of viscosity.
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slimy, gooey, syrupy, adhesive, clammy, gelatinous, stiff, tenacious, thick, tough, glutinous, mucilaginous, viscid, gluey, ropy
Also viscose.
Origin of viscous
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin viscōsus, equivalent to Latin visc(um) mistletoe, birdlime (made with mistletoe berries) + -ōsus -ous
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Examples from the Web for viscous
Contemporary Examples of viscous
What The Great Beauty and Fellini share is the Roman light—3,000 years of viscous sun.
Black gays, in turn, are accusing their white gay peers of viscous racism.
Historical Examples of viscous
The man and woman were chopping at the viscous, gruesome head.
All about him the straw was clotted with brown, viscous patches of blood.
Bardelys the MagnificentRafael Sabatini
Matt nodded, and pointed to the viscous deposit in the dome of the bell.
The Raid on the TermitesPaul Ernst
The same is true of all viscous substances, as starch and glue; and so of oil.
Farm drainageHenry Flagg French
His right eye had suffered damage, and the pupil of it was white and viscous.
The History of Sir Richard CalmadyLucas Malet
viscous
viscose
adjective
Word Origin for viscous
C14: from Late Latin viscōsus; see viscose
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