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glutinous

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈɡluːtɪnəs/

adj

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

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