viscous

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vis·cous | \ ˈvi-skəs

Definition of viscous

1 : having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid viscous secretions viscous corn syrup

2 technical : having or characterized by a high resistance to flow viscous lava

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viscous syrup that takes forever to pour from a narrow-neck bottle

Recent Examples on the Web At low tide, the oyster reefs are surrounded by viscous, sometimes thigh-high mud. — Jack Tamisiea, Wired, 1 Jan. 2022 Thick layered, viscous quality with a pronounced palate weight. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021 Lithium remains in a viscous yellow green pool, which SQM converts into powdery white lithium carbonate for battery makers abroad. — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021 Its surface, coated with foamy bubbles and viscous puddles, was littered with balloons, bread crusts, and Styrofoam food containers. — Jenna Scatena, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2021 But Mary Jane would say of first loving her husband: plastic fork, cheesecake, viscous cherries. — Kate Walbert, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021 The mouthfeel is almost viscous, with notes of blueberry jam, marzipan, maraschino cherry syrup and fudge coating your tongue. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2021 The problem, later discovered, was an actuator that had been serviced with oil that was too viscous. — Shem Malmquist, Wired, 24 Apr. 2021 Brown heroin dominated the scene until the mid-1990s when black tar heroin arrived — inky, viscous and 70 percent pure. — Alicia Inez Guzmán, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2021

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