viscid
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈvɪsɪd/
:
viscoso
Examples
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His flesh turns to viscid, transparent jelly... that drips away in green mist"...
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It is a thick, viscid mixture of bitumen, sand, clay, and water called oil sand that resembles asphalt to the untrained eye.
Academic text (1998) -
The viscid syrup clung to the sides of the jar, making it hard to pour.
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She noticed the viscid layers of honey slowly flowing from the comb.
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The painter used a viscid paint that added texture to his artwork.
Synonyms
126
1.0
Covered with a substance that keeps it on other things
32
3.2
Soft and sticky like warm chocolate or cheese
11
6.1
Thick and sticky so it does not flow easily
9
5.9
Thick and sticky like jelly
3
3.5
Sticking to a surface so it stays in place
3
3.5
Thick, sticky, and sweet, as in some sauces or drinks
2
5.6
Thick and sticky in a wet, unpleasant way
2
7.7
Sticky like glue that easily sticks to things
1
3.2
Thick and sticky so things stick together
1
6.6
Sticks firmly to a surface
1
5.5
Thick and sticky in a messy way
1
7.3
Being soft and sticky, like thick glue
1
3.7
Sticky and likely to cling to your hands
1
2.5
Food that is soft to touch with a sticky, melted inside
Very sticky and thick so things stick together
Having a wet, glue like feel that makes things stay on it
Having a surface that makes things stay on it
Thick and sticky like wet glue
Sticky and thick so it stays on hands or objects
Antonyms
Compounds
How Sticky
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word viscid comes from the Latin root visc-, which meant a sticky substance, and you can see the same idea in the English word viscous. So something viscid is 'sticky' and thick, like glue or syrup.