glutinous

1. 1.

   having the sticky properties of an adhesive

   Synonymsglueygummymucilaginouspastystickyviscidviscous

   Similaradhesive

Questions about glutinous

What does glutinous mean?

glutinous means "having the sticky properties of an adhesive".

How many syllables are in glutinous?

glutinous has 3 syllables: glu-ti-nous. The stress falls on "glu".

What is another word for glutinous?

Close synonyms include gluey, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is glutinous a common word?

glutinous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.