glutinous
adjective
, ˈglü-tə-nəs\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for glutinous
Synonyms
adherent, adhesive, clingy, gluey, gummy, sticky, tacky, tenacious, viscid
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Just hope your meal ends with the addictive glutinous black rice porridge, which is gently sweet and pairs well with the longan tea that'll be served alongside it. — Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, "50 Things to Do in Asia Before You Die," 24 Sep. 2018 Given the risks, rescue organizers in recent days had prepared some unorthodox rescue plans, such as recruiting locals who climb rocks to harvest birds’ nests to make a sought-after glutinous soup. — Jake Maxwell Watts, WSJ, "What Lies Beneath? Vague Mapping Complicates Thai Cave Rescue," 8 July 2018 There is nothing like the glutinous gutbuster of a sandwich, with three different cheeses. — Ed Condran, courant.com, "Philadelphia Emerges As Colorful Travel Destination," 24 June 2018 The purple, glutinous dish is a traditional part of Hawaiian cuisine, sold at grocery stores and served in homes and restaurants statewide. — Audrey Mcavoy, BostonGlobe.com, "Shortage of key Hawaii crop expected after rains swamp farms," 28 May 2018 The purple, glutinous dish is a traditional part of Hawaiian cuisine, sold at grocery stores and served in homes and restaurants statewide. — Washington Post, "Shortage of key Hawaii crop expected after rains swamp farms," 28 May 2018 The purple, glutinous dish is a traditional part of Hawaiian cuisine, sold at grocery stores and served in homes and restaurants statewide. — Audrey Mcavoy, The Seattle Times, "Shortage of key Hawaii crop expected after rains swamp farms," 28 May 2018 Not much of that clarity, however, is evident in a mind-deadening, 252-page document that lays out the nitty-gritty elements of the bureaucratic changes in bewildering detail, mostly in glutinous prose. — George Russell, Fox News, "Trump meeting with UN chief: Handshake or showdown?," 16 May 2018 Found on Southwest Ninth Avenue between Alder and Washington streets, Shanghai's Best opened last month with a simple menu -- just those shengjianbao and a modified siumai overflowing with glutinous mushroom sticky rice. — Michael Russell, OregonLive.com, "There's a new downtown food cart specializing in Shanghai-style pan-fried soup dumplings," 9 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'glutinous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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