viscous
adjective
[ ˈvɪskəs ]
• having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity.
• "viscous lava"
Similar:
sticky,
gummy,
glue-like,
gluey,
adhesive,
tacky,
adhering,
adherent,
sticking,
clinging,
treacly,
syrupy,
glutinous,
gelatinous,
thick,
viscid,
pasty,
mucous,
mucoid,
mucilaginous,
jelly-like,
slimy,
gooey,
gunky,
gloopy,
cloggy,
icky,
gloppy,
viscoid,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French viscous or late Latin viscosus, from Latin viscum ‘birdlime’.
