viscous
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First attested in 1605. From Middle French viscous and Late Latin viscōsus, from viscum (“birdlime”).
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viscous (comparative more viscous, superlative most viscous)
- Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid
- (physics) Of or pertaining to viscosity
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having a thick, sticky consistency