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  • 11ropy — adj 1. viscid, viscous, mucilaginous, glutinous, gelatinous, mucous, oozy, tacky, sticky, thick, gummy; stringy, thready, threadlike, fibrous, filamentous, filamentary, filar, filiform, fibrillose. 2. tough, wiry, sinewy, leathery, strapping …

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  • 12viscous — adj thick, sticky, adhesive, tacky, gluey, mucilaginous, viscid; stodgy, glutinous, thickened, heavy, clotted; syrupy, treacly, molasses like; gummy, gummous, mucous, Archaic. pituitous; albuminous, yolky, gelatinous, jellied, glairy; stringy,… …

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  • 13ropy — adj. (also ropey) (ropier, ropiest) 1 Brit. colloq. poor in quality. 2 (of wine, bread, etc.) forming viscous or gelatinous threads. 3 like a rope. Derivatives: ropily adv. ropiness n …

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  • 14slime — /sluym/, n., v., slimed, sliming. n. 1. thin, glutinous mud. 2. any ropy or viscous liquid matter, esp. of a foul kind. 3. a viscous secretion of animal or vegetable origin. 4. Slang. a repulsive or despicable person. v.t. 5. to cover or smear… …

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  • 15slime — [[t]slaɪm[/t]] n. v. slimed, slim•ing 1) thin, glutinous mud 2) any ropy or viscous liquid matter, esp. of a foul kind 3) a viscous secretion of animal or vegetable origin 4) cvb sts Slang. a repulsive or despicable person 5) to cover or smear… …

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  • 16slime — /slaɪm / (say sluym) noun 1. thin, glutinous mud. 2. any ropy or viscous liquid matter, especially of a foul or offensive kind. 3. a viscous secretion of animal or vegetable origin. 4. Colloquial servility; quality of being ingratiating. 5.… …

  • 17slimy — a. 1. Miry, muddy, oozy. 2. Ropy, clammy, viscous, viscid, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, gelatinous, mucous, slabby …

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  • 18stringy — a. 1. Fibrous, filamentous. 2. Ropy, viscid, viscous, glutinous, adhesive, smeary, dauby, gluey, tough, tenacious …

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  • 19rope — I. v. a. 1. Draw as by a rope, fasten, tie. 2. Pull, curb in, restrain. II. v. n. Be ropy or viscous …

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  • 20adhesive — adj 1. clinging, adhering, sticking fast, tenacious; adhering, gummy, sticky, gummed, smeary, dauby, stringy, ropy; viscid, viscous, glutinous, aggluti nant, agglutinative, mucilaginous. n 2. sticker, label, stamp, Trademark.Scotch tape;… …

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