as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
a bad horror movie from the 1950s about a glutinous blob that devoured Manhattan
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Recent Examples of glutinous
Observing an actual Parisian rejecting butter—one of France’s holy trinity of dairy products, along with cheese and crème fraîche—was a window into the new wellness culture seeping into what might have been the world’s last bastion of free-flowing wine and glutinous bread.
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Hannah Seligson,
Vanity Fair,
12 Feb. 2026
Lars Nicolaysen/picture alliance via Getty Images But the glutinous cakes can easily get stuck in people's throats, restricting breathing — and sometimes causing death.
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Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
On the table next to Captain Purdie’s bunk is what looks like a copper coin, a fringe of glutinous seaweed smothering it to the surface of the wood.
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Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
As former restaurant critics, recipe developers, cookbook editors, and food bloggers, our troupe knows when a stand mixer is destined for glutinous greatness or is meant to live in the shadow of the kitchen appliance titans.
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Emily Peck Julia Forbes,
Wired News,
27 Sep. 2025
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Hannah Seligson,
Vanity Fair,
12 Feb. 2026
Lars Nicolaysen/picture alliance via Getty Images But the glutinous cakes can easily get stuck in people's throats, restricting breathing — and sometimes causing death.
—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
On the table next to Captain Purdie’s bunk is what looks like a copper coin, a fringe of glutinous seaweed smothering it to the surface of the wood.
—
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
As former restaurant critics, recipe developers, cookbook editors, and food bloggers, our troupe knows when a stand mixer is destined for glutinous greatness or is meant to live in the shadow of the kitchen appliance titans.
—
Emily Peck Julia Forbes,
Wired News,
27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glutinous
Adjective
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The adhesive trap under a prep table with a slicer wasn’t cleared and contained five dead roaches.
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Removing stubborn stains like adhesive residue takes persistence, especially if the remnant is aged.
Adjective
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The shiny, non-sticky formula is infused with a hyaluronic acid complex, mango seed butter, and fruit extracts to keep lips feeling comfortable.
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Use yellow sticky traps to monitor.
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“Glutinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glutinous. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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