
Meaning of GUMMY
| Pronunciation: | | 'gumee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] having the properties of glue |
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GUMMY is a 5 letter word that starts with G. |
| | Synonyms: | | adhesive, gluey, glutinous, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gum"my\, a. [Compar. {Gummer} (?); superl. {Gummirst}.]
Consisting of gum; viscous; adhesive; producing or containing
gum; covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
Kindles the gummy bark of fir or pine. --Milton.
Then rubs his gummy eyes. --Dryden.
{Gummy tumor} (Med.), a gumma.
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| | Related Terms: | | adherent, adhesive, amylaceous, bulldogged, bulldoggish, bulldoggy, bullheaded, clabbered, clammy, clingy, clotted, coagulated, curdled, doughy, gaumy, gelatinous, glairy, gluelike, gluey, glutenous, glutinose, glutinous, gooey, grumous, gumbo, gumbolike, gumlike, gummous, heavy, inspissated, jelled, jellied, jellylike, mucilaginous, obstinate, pasty, persistent, pitchy, resinic, resinoid, resinous, resiny, ropy, self-adhesive, slabby, slimy, slithery, starchy, stickable, sticky, stodgy, stringy, stubborn, syrupy, tacky, tenacious, thick, thickened, tough, tremelloid, tremellose, viscid, viscose, viscous |
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