gelatinously

7.4

In a way that is like jelly and moves slowly and wobbles

adverb
/dʒəˈlætɪnəsli/

: gelatinósamente

The lava lamp's colored blobs floated gelatinously inside the glass.

Examples

The dessert wobbled gelatinously on the plate.
The dessert wobbled gelatinously on the plate as she carried it to the table.
After the rain, the slug moved gelatinously across the wet sidewalk.
Look how gelatinously it moves when you shake it!
The dessert was served gelatinously, its wobbly form enticing everyone at the table.
As the thick fog rolled into the valley, it moved gelatinously and obscured the view ahead.
The thick sauce sat gelatinously in the bowl, making it difficult to pour onto the pasta.

Synonyms

limply

vsgelatinously

5 4.4

In a weak, soft way that has no stiffness

is thick, sticky, and slow rather than simply lacking stiffness

viscously

vsgelatinously

7.6

In a thick, sticky way that makes liquids move slowly

is more wobbly and gel-like rather than mainly slow-flowing

viscidly

vsgelatinously

9.9

In a thick, sticky way that clings to surfaces

is more wobbly and gel-like rather than only sticky

Antonyms

fluidly

4 3.8

In a smooth, easy way without pauses

How Thick

thickly

7 1.3

gelatinously

7.4

viscously

7.6

thinly

24 1.2

Surface Forms

gelatinously positive

Morphology

gelatinously = gelatinous (transparent) = gelatin + ous + ly

The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'gelatinous' with '-ly', so the meaning is directly recoverable from the base.

Etymology

Gelatinously comes from gelatin, the soft, jelly material used in food, and is linked to the simple word gel, whose old root meant 'to freeze' or 'become solid'. So, to move gelatinously is to move 'like jelly', slow, thick, and wobbly.