glairy

adjective

ˈgler-ē 

glairier; glairiest

: having the characteristics of or overlaid with glair

Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

glairy

adjective

ˈgla(ə)r-ē, ˈgle(ə)r- 

glairier; glairiest

: having a slimy viscid consistency suggestive of an egg white

cough productive of glairy mucoid sputum

—Journal of the American Medical Association