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gummy

adjective as in sticky

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Example Sentences

The end product is the closest I've come to achieving that "damp, gummy richness" McCullers' Frankie enjoyed so much.

As if to illustrate that, he removed his teeth, and put them on the table, flashing a gummy, toothless smile at me.

Cook it for too long and it gets mushy on the inside; not long enough and it gets gummy.

Previously they were painted, and had a gummy, sticky influence rearwards upon peoples clothes.

The residue in the dish after evaporation was a tough reddish brown, gummy mass which could be drawn out into fine threads.

Further examination indicated the presence of salicylic acid, a gummy material, having the properties of tragacanth and glycerin.

Swiftly Tom stuck the sheet of paper up under the show window, fastening it with the gummy seals.

It ran for about four or five inches, where the pipe appeared to be sealed with the same gummy substance as at the other end.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gummy, such as: adhesive, cohesive, gluey, mucilaginous, and viscid.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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