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gluish

/ˈɡluːɪʃ/

gluish adjective: somewhat gluey.

Adjective

gluish (comparative more gluish, superlative most gluish)

  1. Somewhat gluey.
    • and the liquor be gluish betweene your fingers1622, John Bonoeil, His Majesties... Letter to the Earle of South-Hampton... Also a Treatise of the Art of Making Silke..., page 46

Forms of gluish

comparativemore gluish
superlativemost gluish

Origin of gluish

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

Questions about gluish

What does gluish mean?
Gluish means somewhat gluey.
What part of speech is gluish?
Gluish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gluish?
Gluish is pronounced /ˈɡluːɪʃ/.

Words near gluish in the dictionary

  1. gluings
  2. gluino
  3. gluinoball
  4. gluinoballs
  5. gluinos
  6. gluish
  7. Glujas
  8. glukodine
  9. glulam
  10. glulams
  11. glulisine

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