glutinous
adjective
glu·ti·nous
ˈglü-tə-nəs 
ˈglüt-nəs
: having the quality of glue : gummy
glutinously
adverb
Examples of glutinous in a Sentence
a bad horror movie from the 1950s about a glutinous blob that devoured Manhattan
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Then the Master's glutinous remains escape, causing the TARDIS to crash in 1999 San Francisco, where the Seventh Doctor is quickly gunned down by a criminal gang.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 14 May 2026
The sauce was overly glutinous and thick, making this our least favorite char siu bao.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2026
Traditionally, Mardi Gras was the day people would binge on fatty, glutinous foods in preparation for fasting during Lent.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Observing an actual Parisian rejecting butter—one of France’s holy trinity of dairy products, along with cheese and crème fraîche—was a window into the new wellness culture seeping into what might have been the world’s last bastion of free-flowing wine and glutinous bread.
—Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 14 May 2026
The sauce was overly glutinous and thick, making this our least favorite char siu bao.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2026
Traditionally, Mardi Gras was the day people would binge on fatty, glutinous foods in preparation for fasting during Lent.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Observing an actual Parisian rejecting butter—one of France’s holy trinity of dairy products, along with cheese and crème fraîche—was a window into the new wellness culture seeping into what might have been the world’s last bastion of free-flowing wine and glutinous bread.
—Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Glutinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glutinous. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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glutinous
adjective
glu·ti·nous
ˈglüt-nəs, -ᵊn-əs
: having the quality of glue especially in physical properties
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