viscous
Adjective Satellite
- having a relatively high resistance to flow
- having the sticky properties of an adhesive
Adj
- Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
- Of or pertaining to viscosity.
Adjective
- Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid.
Examples
- His opponent’s slow, viscous plays made the game feel like molasses.
- viscous coefficient
Origin / Etymology
First attested in 1605. Borrowed from Middle French visqueux and Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum (“birdlime”). Doublet of viscose.
Synonyms
gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, syrupy, viscid, gooey, lentous, slabby, stiff, thick, thickflowing, treacly, viscose, viscous
Scrabble Score: 12
viscous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordviscous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
viscous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary