nonviscous

adjective

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  1. nonadhesive
  2. unconsolidated
  3. incoherent
  4. loose
  5. granular
  6. disjointed
  7. separate
Adjective
  • Covering it in nonadhesive gauze and then wrapping the injury in an ace bandage can ensure the wound stays clean, Dittmore said.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Buy plain, white, nonadhesive shelf paper, several small, round sponges and poster paint.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2021
Definition of nonadhesive
Adjective
  • This was a scene that was still very new, unconsolidated, and at some risk of collapse.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That loose, unconsolidated snow is more likely to slide, making avalanches potentially larger during big storms.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Definition of unconsolidated
Adjective
  • Even though it was trained using 18 million trillion calculations, GPT 1 responds with an incoherent back-and-forth dialogue.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Tyson is at once scary, funny, personable, distasteful, introspective, superficial, articulate and incoherent.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of incoherent
Adjective
  • The result is a vehicle that feels more controlled than its predecessor, with less of the loose, floaty behavior that could make the previous model feel heavy on uneven roads.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Smotherman is feeling looser than most this time of the year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of loose
Adjective
  • At the base of each leaflet are one to two bulbs called granular teeth.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In the Senate debate in Maine, which has included granular discussions about health care, Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, accused Troy Jackson, her Democratic challenger, of getting government programs mixed up.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of granular
Adjective
  • Instead, to try to deal with the crises, there has been a flowering of disjointed maritime coalition planning efforts.
    — Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Prior to Monday night’s loss to the visiting Dallas Mavericks that created this 0-4 hole, guards Pelle Larsson and Davion Mitchell spoke of disjointed defense, of being uncertain when to expect help, when to do it alone.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of disjointed
Adjective
  • But Calvo, who was then running for mayor, personally contributed two separate $395 donations to help pay for her campaign door hangers, according to public records.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • For the first 30 years, UT would receive at least 3% of revenues from both developments above $25 million, subject to separate revenue caps of $30 million for the entertainment district and $40 million for the condominium hotel.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2026
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