as in thick
being of a consistency that resists flow
viscous syrup that takes forever to pour from a narrow-neck bottle
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Recent Examples of viscous
Cormorants that tried to clean each other with their beaks died after ingesting the viscous muck.
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Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
From having the viscous juices of decomposed leaves that kept her plump leak through a tear in her side, as happened to a few of her siblings.
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María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
When Gwar plays, clubgoers are advised not to slip in the spurt of blood and other viscous fluids.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2026
The researchers focused specifically on what is known as the viscous regime in Navier-Stokes equations.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for viscous
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
From having the viscous juices of decomposed leaves that kept her plump leak through a tear in her side, as happened to a few of her siblings.
—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
When Gwar plays, clubgoers are advised not to slip in the spurt of blood and other viscous fluids.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2026
The researchers focused specifically on what is known as the viscous regime in Navier-Stokes equations.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for viscous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for viscous
Adjective
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The fire initially grew into a huge inferno, creating a pillar of thick, black smoke that could be seen for miles.
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That thick, ugly vein, the shrimp feeling, was gone.
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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“Viscous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viscous. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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