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gum-like

gum-like

4.8
A soft, sticky texture like chewing gum that stretches without tearing
  • adjective
translation icon : gomoso
  • The new material has a gum-like flexibility that makes it ideal for use in various products.

Examples

  • They have a soft, gum-like tissue that strains vast amounts of tiny shrimp for food.

    Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

  • Third, each day following the cutting, they returned to collect the opiate-containing "milk" as it dried into a gum-like state that they scraped from the capsule.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The artist used a gum-like paste to create a smooth surface for her sculpture.

  • He noticed the substance had a gum-like consistency, making it easy to mold.

Synonyms

chewy
vsgum-like
27 1.0

Hard to bite and break with your teeth because it is tough and a little rubbery

refers to similarity in texture or look rather than needing mouthwork
gummy
vsgum-like
1 3.7

Sticky and likely to cling to your hands

describes general resemblance in texture or appearance rather than stickiness

How Sticky

gum-like
4.8
sticky
126 1.0
tacky
  • Specialized
4 4.9

Surface Forms

gum-like positive

Morphology

gum-like = gum (transparent) = gum + like

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-like' added to the noun 'gum', meaning 'resembling gum', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Gum-like is made from gum and the ending -like. Gum is the sticky tree sap or the chewable material, and -like means 'similar to', so gum-like describes something that is 'sticky' or 'chewy', like chewing gum.