glutinous
1glutinous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) like glue in texture; sticky. 2) excessively sentimental; sickly: glutinous ballads. DERIVATIVES glutinously adverb. ORIGIN Latin glutinosus, from gluten glue …
2Glutinous — Glu ti*nous, a. [L. glutinosus, fr. gluten glue: cf. F. glutineux. See {Gluten}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface,… …
3glutinous — index cohesive (sticking) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4glutinous — of the nature of glue, early 15c. (implied c.1400 in glutinosity), from L. glutinosus gluey, viscous, tenacious, from gluten (gen. glutinis) “glue” (see GLUE (Cf. glue)) …
5glutinous — [glo͞ot′ n əs] adj. [ME < L glutinosus < gluten: see GLUTEN] gluey; sticky glutinously adv …
6glutinous — [[t]glu͟ːtɪnəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is glutinous is very sticky. The sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial. ...soft and glutinous mud …
7glutinous — glu|ti|nous [ˈglu:tınəs US tn əs] adj very sticky ▪ glutinous mud …
8glutinous — adjective a glutinous white liquid Syn: sticky, viscous, viscid, tacky, gluey, gummy, treacly; adhesive; informal gooey, cloggy, gloppy …
9glutinous — /ˈglutənəs / (say gloohtuhnuhs) adjective of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky: *They were eating something dark and glutinous, with green, spinach shaped leaves floating in it. –ruth park, 1949. {Latin glūtinōsus gluey, viscous}… …
10Glutinous rice — (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa or Oryza glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice, waxy rice, botan rice, biroin chal, mochi rice, and pearl rice, and pulut)[1] is a type of short grained Asian rice that is especially sticky when cooked. It is …
