Glutinous
(adjective)
- Having the property of being sticky or adhesive.
- Having a thick, viscous consistency similar to glue.
Origin:
Late middle english: from latin glutinosus, from glutinum "glue", from glues "sticky". .
Examples:
- The glutinous rice is sticky when cooked and is used in many traditional dishes.
- The glue was glutinous, it took a while to dry.
- The paint was glutinous and hard to work with.
- He had to scrape off the glutinous remains of the sticker from the car window.
- The glutinous mud made it hard to walk on the field.