viscous
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˈvɪskəs/
- The honey was so viscous that it dripped slowly from the spoon.
- viscous fluid
- viscous liquid
- viscous flow
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Watch on YouTubeHaving viscous blood is not going to help anything.
- Having viscous blood is not going to help anything.
- It's like, honestly, like, like gross, like thick, you know, like viscous.
- I'm going to put all my viscous liquids on.
Examples
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At first, I thought it was stomach bile, but it's thicker, more viscous.
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This one for a fruit cup looks a little more viscous in the syrup arena, quite sweet.
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But look, it's much, much more viscous than water.
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Having viscous blood is not going to help anything.
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It's something which is very, very viscous, very high drag.
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It's a bigger problem now because the fluid is viscous, right?
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So what will happen is the glass is very viscous and sticky.
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These are two simple models of materials that have viscous and elastic properties.
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My own blood goes dark and viscous, thickens even as I'm cut.
Academic text (1991) -
By mixing the two components, a viscous, plastic, moldable cement is obtained.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
132
1.0
Covered with a substance that keeps it on other things
35
2.5
Covered in a wet, slippery layer, like on fish or rocks
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3.2
Soft and sticky like warm chocolate or cheese
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3.7
Sticky and likely to cling to your hands
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5.6
Thick and sticky in a wet, unpleasant way
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7.7
Sticky like glue that easily sticks to things
2
3.5
Thick, sticky, and sweet, as in some sauces or drinks
2
3.2
Thick and sticky so things stick together
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7.3
Being soft and sticky, like thick glue
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5.5
Thick and sticky in a messy way
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4.8
Thick, soft, and wet like mud that makes walking hard
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9.9
Thick and sticky like glue or syrup
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6.8
A thick, not runny texture in food like soup or sauce
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8.8
Sticky and messy with a soft unpleasant covering
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9.9
Thick and sticky like wet glue
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7.9
Thick, sticky, and slow to move like wet mud
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8.4
Having a wet, glue like feel that makes things stay on it
Sticky and thick so it stays on hands or objects
Antonyms
How Viscous
Surface Forms
Morphology
viscous = visc + ous
Formed from the non‑productive combining form 'visc-' plus the adjective suffix '-ous'; because 'visc' is not a standalone English word, learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from familiar base words.
Etymology
Viscous comes from the old Latin word viscosus, from viscum, which meant 'a sticky substance'. So viscous describes something thick and sticky that does not flow easily, like syrup that cools and becomes thick.