GLUEY Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

gluey

adjective

Definition of gluey

as in adhesive

tending to adhere to objects upon contact don't overbeat the mashed potatoes, or they will be thick and gluey instead of light and fluffy

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Recent Examples of gluey The plot, very loosely adapted from a book by Douglas Kennedy, concerns Tom (Ethan Hawke), an American novelist who gets stranded in Paris, broke, with a gluey case of writer’s block. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Overprocessing can cause the potato to become gluey, and this can impact the overall consistency of the soup. — Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026 Insomnia, a general malaise that arrived a little earlier each winter, blood pressure creeping upward, gluey cognition, chi clogged as ketchup. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 The lack of freshness in this gluey Scottish import is the biggest problem, but the flavor is also disappointingly dull. — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026 Not dense or gluey, but not dry either. — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026 As starch builds, the potatoes become elastic, gluey, and dense. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025 Are slightly gluey potatoes worth losing your rent-free room in Steven’s apartment? — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 This gluey silk, located on the capture spiral, helps make sure that the prey stays stuck in the web long enough for the spider to deliver a venomous bite. — Ella Kellner, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025

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For phones without MagSafe, a magnetic adhesive ring comes in the box.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
The researchers managed to engineer a special strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast that produces extremely adhesive proteins.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of adhesive

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The spike in core CPI shows price pressures are broadening into other categories beyond energy, experts noted, a sign inflation remains sticky.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
With inflation remaining sticky, the central bank may need to raise rates higher and keep them there for longer in 2027, said Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at Fwdbonds.

— Michelle Fox,Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of sticky

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