adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Glue-like, sticky, viscid.

   "Then comes the dinner, a glutinous spread that seems simultaneously generous and disgusting, but no one ever touches the food"

2. 2
   Of the nature of gluten.
3. 3
   Containing gluten.

Adjective

1. 1
   having the sticky properties of an adhesive wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

mucilaginousadherentadhesiveamylaceousbulldoggedbulldoggish

Example

More examples

"Glutinous rice is more common in Asian dishes."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

glutinous hagglutinous ricenon-glutinous

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