gluish

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English glewysch; equivalent to glue +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gluish (comparative more gluish, superlative most gluish)

  1. Somewhat gluey.
    • 1622, John Bonoeil, His Majesties... Letter to the Earle of South-Hampton... Also a Treatise of the Art of Making Silke..., page 46:
      and the liquor be gluish betweene your fingers

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