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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Adjective
  • Ford is recalling nearly 133,000 SUVs because some parts, including rear door window bars, may disconnect due to not enough adhesive, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration announced.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • The new factory is staffed by a combination of humans and robots; the latter will be tasked with moving robotaxis down the assembly line and precisely applying adhesive to the vehicles' surfaces.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 June 2025
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  • Mercedes has this just about right, even with optional 22-inch AMG wheels shod with sticky high-performance Pirellis, as my test car was.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • But just as she’s dragged back into the spotlight, her body begins to stage a quiet, sticky rebellion into a raw, absurd, and disturbingly relatable reckoning with art, womanhood, and the sheer chaos of being human.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 July 2025
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“Gluey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gluey. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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