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Viscid

Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or less viscid.

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Adhesive 84% connected

Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Adhesive 84% connected

Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Viscidity 74% connected

The quality or state of being viscid; also, that which is viscid; glutinous concretion; stickiness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Viscidity 74% connected

The quality or state of being viscid; also, that which is viscid; glutinous concretion; stickiness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Gluey 92% connected

Viscous; glutinous; of the nature of, or like, glue.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Glutinous 92% connected

Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Gummy 92% connected

Consisting of gum; viscous; adhesive; producing or containing gum; covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Mucilaginous 92% connected

Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Pasty 92% connected

Like paste, as in color, softness, stickness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Sticky 92% connected

Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Viscous 92% connected

Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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