glutinous

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I remember once in the dressing room Frank ripped my shirt off in disgust, while I sat down and blew a long, glutinous, angry column of mucous out of his nose.

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  1. adjective Of the nature of or resembling glue; sticky.

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viscous ·  gelatinous ·  gummy ·  mucilaginous ·  albuminous ·  sticky ·  resinous ·  milky ·  syrupy ·  jelly-like ·  spongy ·  unctuous
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  1. Middle English, from Latin glūtinōsus, from glūten, glūtin-, glue.

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  1. from French glutineux = Provencal glutinos = Spanish Portuguese Italian glutinoso, from Latin glutinosus, gluey, viscous, from gluten (glutin-), glue: see gluten, glue, glutinose.
 

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/ˈglutɪnəs/
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