Glutinous (adjective)

  1. Having the property of being sticky or adhesive.
  2. Having a thick, viscous consistency similar to glue.

Origin:

Late middle english: from latin glutinosus, from glutinum "glue", from glues "sticky". .

Examples:

  1. The glutinous rice is sticky when cooked and is used in many traditional dishes.
  2. The glue was glutinous, it took a while to dry.
  3. The paint was glutinous and hard to work with.
  4. He had to scrape off the glutinous remains of the sticker from the car window.
  5. The glutinous mud made it hard to walk on the field.
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