glutinous

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English

Etymology

From Latin glūtinōsus. By surface analysis, gluten +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡluːtɪnəs/
  • Hyphenation: glu‧ti‧nous

Adjective

glutinous (comparative more glutinous, superlative most glutinous)

  1. Glue-like, sticky, viscid.
    • 2020 September 1, Nicholas Barber, “Five stars for I'm Thinking of Ending Things”, in BBC:
      Then comes the dinner, a glutinous spread that seems simultaneously generous and disgusting, but no one ever touches the food
  2. Of the nature of gluten.
  3. Containing gluten.

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