Gummy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gummy \Gum"my\, a. [Compar. {Gummer} (?); superl. {Gummirst}.]
     Consisting of gum; viscous; adhesive; producing or containing
     gum; covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
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           Kindles the gummy bark of fir or pine.   --Milton.


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           Then rubs his gummy eyes.                --Dryden.
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     {Gummy tumor} (Med.), a gumma.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gummy
       adj : having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {mucilaginous},
              {pasty}, {sticky}, {viscid}, {viscous}]
       [also: {gummiest}, {gummier}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  64 Moby Thesaurus words for "gummy":
     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