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glutinous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of GLUTINOUS

tending to adhere to objects upon contact <a bad horror movie from the 1950s about a glutinous blob that devoured Manhattan>

Synonyms adherent, adhesive, clingy, gluey, glutinous, gummy, tacky, tenacious, viscid

Related Words gelatinous, gooey, ropy (also ropey), syrupy, viscous; pitchy, tarry

Near Antonyms nonviscous

Antonyms nonadhesive

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