Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling glue or some aspect of it.

Etymologies

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glue +‎ -like

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Examples

  • The thyroid gland consists of millions of tiny hormone-producing follicles, each filled with a colloidal (that is, jellylike) substance called, simply enough, qollaidf "gluelike" G).

    The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963

  • He dipped his pink fingers into the gluelike cassava paste, then he plunged the paste into the soup.

    Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011

  • Knifelike things, razorlike things, gluelike things.

    The Kitchen Daughter Jael McHenry 2011

  • He dipped his pink fingers into the gluelike cassava paste, then he plunged the paste into the soup.

    Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011

  • He dipped his pink fingers into the gluelike cassava paste, then he plunged the paste into the soup.

    Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011

  • Knifelike things, razorlike things, gluelike things.

    The Kitchen Daughter Jael McHenry 2011

  • Nits are attached to hair with a gluelike substance.

    Tired of Nit-Picking? Lice Are Peskier Than Ever 2010

  • You should do this at once, so any seeped juice does not cool down and become gluelike under your tarts.

    Growing Food Lindy 2008

  • These super-lightweight materials, made of carbon fibers held together by a gluelike substance, transformed weekend tennis and golf a few years ago by making racquets and clubs lighter, stiffer and more powerful.

    TRAVELING SUPERLIGHT 2007

  • You should do this at once, so any seeped juice does not cool down and become gluelike under your tarts.

    Lemon at Work Lindy 2005

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