glutinous

adj.
Of the nature of or resembling glue; sticky.

[Middle English, from Latin glūtinōsus, from glūten, glūtin-, glue.]

glutinously glu'ti·nous·ly adv.
glutinousness glu'ti·nous·ness or glu'ti·nos'i·ty (-ŏs'ĭ-tē) n.

(GLOOT-nuhs)

adjective
Having the nature of glue; sticky.

Etymology
From Middle English, from Latin glutinosus, from gluten (glue).

Usage
"... he hoped to fit every Body's Fancy, as soon as he could find proper Food for the Flies, of certain Gums, Oyls, and other glutinous Matter to give a Strength and Consistence to the Threads." — Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels (Part III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib And Japan), 1726.

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adjective

Having a heavy, gluey quality: mucilaginous, viscid, viscose, viscous. See solid/liquid/consistency.

adj

Definition: sticky
Antonyms: dry

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Adhesive; sticky.

IN BRIEF: Sticky.

Bread dough can become a glutinous mass if you are not careful while kneading it.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - glutenrig, glutenholdig

Nederlands (Dutch)
kleverig

Français (French)
adj. - glutineux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - klebrig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κολλώδης, ιξώδης

Italiano (Italian)
glutinoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - glutinoso

Русский (Russian)
клейкий, вязкий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - glutinoso, pegajoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - glutenhaltig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
粘性的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 粘性的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 글루텐을 함유한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - にかわ質の, ねばねばする, 粘着性の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غروي, دبق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דביק‬

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