gluey

Examples

• All

• The dark red mud in the backyards was always gluey, and we never played there.

  Fiction book (2000)

• So if I pull it out, you can see it becomes this little gluey thing.

• The soup was like eating hot, gluey straw.

  Fiction book (1999)

• It's that same gluey, mushy texture.

• It had a sweet, gluey scent, like fresh wood stain.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The cantaloupe is very ripe and has that pungent, gluey taste, reminiscent of love.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Less water avoids a gluey, watery mash and allows the potatoes to absorb the dairy.

  Blog text (24)

• "Good," he said, though the coconut tasted like bad piña colada mix and the cream was gluey.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The dark red mud in the backyard was always gluey, making it hard to walk without getting stuck.

• Her gluey fingers left a sticky residue on the door handle after she worked with the craft materials.

Synonyms

S

sticky

vsgluey

126 1.0

Covered with a substance that keeps it on other things

highlights the same sticking trait but with slightly more texture sense

S

slimy

vsgluey

42 2.5

Covered in a wet, slippery layer, like on fish or rocks

focuses on adhesion without implying slipperiness or wet film

V

viscous

vsgluey

11 6.1

Thick and sticky so it does not flow easily

focuses more on adhesion to surfaces than on flow resistance

T

tacky

vsgluey

• Specialized

4 4.9

Not completely dry and slightly sticky to the touch

is a broader sticky quality not tied to drying state

A

adhesive

vsgluey

3 3.5

Sticking to a surface so it stays in place

is the general sticky quality described in everyday terms

G

goopy

vsgluey

2 5.6

Thick and sticky in a wet, unpleasant way

is the neutral adhesive trait without the wet messy emphasis

G

glutinous

vsgluey

2 7.7

Sticky like glue that easily sticks to things

is a general sticky quality not limited to foods or starches

A

adherent

vsgluey

• Specialized

1 6.6

Sticks firmly to a surface

means sticky in general without stressing strong permanent attachment

G

gloppy

vsgluey

• Informal

1 5.5

Thick and sticky in a messy way

is neutral about messiness and focuses on adhesive quality

P

pasty

vsgluey

1 7.3

Being soft and sticky, like thick glue

is the basic sticky sense rather than a doughy mouthfeel

G

gummy

vsgluey

1 3.7

Sticky and likely to cling to your hands

focuses on general stickiness rather than natural gum texture

V

viscid

vsgluey

1 9.9

Thick and sticky like glue or syrup

is the broader sticky quality without stressing thickness as much

G

gooky

vsgluey

• Informal

1 8.8

Sticky and messy with a soft unpleasant covering

keeps the basic sticky meaning without negative messiness

G

gluelike

vsgluey

3.7

Very sticky and thick so things stick together

is the simple adjective form rather than a comparative phrase

M

mucilaginous

vsgluey

• Specialized

9.9

Thick and sticky like wet glue

is the plain everyday term rather than a scientific descriptor

S

stickly

vsgluey

8.4

Having a wet, glue like feel that makes things stay on it

denotes general stickiness without implying a gummy texture

S

stickery

vsgluey

6.4

Having a surface that makes things stay on it

applies to the material quality itself, not only surface behavior

G

ghili

vsgluey

9.9

Sticky and thick so it stays on hands or objects

is the general sticky descriptor without stressing extreme viscosity

Antonyms

N

non-sticky

2.8

Does not stay on surfaces and comes off easily

How Sticky

adhesive

3 3.5

gluey

1 3.2

sticky

126 1.0

tacky

• Specialized

4 4.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology