gluey en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English glewy; equivalent to glue + -y.
Meanings
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Viscous and adhesive, as glue.
The daily diet consisted of a slice of black, gluey bread with tea and one watery soup with a few frozen cabbage leaves in it.
1984, Herman Carmel, Black days, white nights:Substances float around each other until you crush them all with a blender. Add a bit of white miso, lemon juice, truffle oil, chives: survey your wreckage, which will be the wrong colour (cream with a hint of grey) and the wrong consistency (gluey).
2018 July 19, Zoe Williams, “Can ditching meat and dairy open up new taste sensations? My week as a foodie vegan”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gluier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| gluiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (19)
sv klibbig (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · de klebrig (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · cmn 粘着 (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · ro lipicios (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · cmn 膠狀 /胶状 (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · hu enyves (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · sv klistrig (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · es pegajoso (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · hu ragacsos (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · cmn 膠質 /胶质 (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · pt grudento (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · ga gliúch (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · bg лепкав (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · fi tahmea (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · pt pegajoso (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · it colloso (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · hu ragadós (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · fi tahmainen (viscous and adhesive, as glue) · cmn 粘著 (viscous and adhesive, as glue)