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glutinous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of glutinous

tending to adhere to objects upon contact
  • a bad horror movie from the 1950s about a glutinous blob that devoured Manhattan
Synonyms of glutinous

adherent, adhesive, clingy, gluey, gummy, sticky, tacky, tenacious, viscid
Words Related to glutinous

gelatinous, gooey, ropy (also ropey), syrupy, viscous

pitchy, tarry
Near Antonyms of glutinous

nonviscous
Antonyms of glutinous

nonadhesive

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