gluey

as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact don't overbeat the mashed potatoes, or they will be thick and gluey instead of light and fluffy

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Relevance

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Adjective
  • Old First Aid Supplies Technically, bandages don’t sport an expiration date, but over time, their adhesive parts can dry out and lose their stickiness.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
  • There is a significant opportunity to break that cycle by leveraging robotic assembly, digital adhesive technology, and automation to build a smarter, cleaner system from the ground up.
    Cam Myers, Sourcing Journal, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and other members of the U.S. central bank are meeting Tuesday and Wednesday, trying to chart a path where the U.S. can avoid both a recession and sticky inflation.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 6 May 2025
  • Relevance is a particularly sticky word, one that lacks nuance.
    Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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“Gluey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gluey. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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