glutinous
adjective
glu·ti·nous
ˈglü-tə-nəs 
ˈglüt-nəs
: having the quality of glue : gummy
glutinously
adverb
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Examples of glutinous in a Sentence
a bad horror movie from the 1950s about a glutinous blob that devoured Manhattan
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Testers found that The Only Bean’s edamame pasta absorbed the sauces and flavors of their favorite dishes beautifully, and as a bonus, cooked faster than your standard glutinous options.
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Grace McCarty, SELF, 13 Mar. 2024
Step 3: Prepare the dough by combining glutinous sweet rice flour with water, gradually adding water until a soft and pliable dough forms.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
When anywhere from 10 percent to 30 percent wheat flour is added, the result is a little more tender and chewy, but not as glutinous and stretchy as noodles made from 100 percent wheat flour.
—Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
Hart House’s shakes are also free of oats, which, while gluten-free themselves, can come into contact with wheat and other glutinous grains during the farming, sorting, storage and transportation processes.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
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Grace McCarty, SELF, 13 Mar. 2024
Step 3: Prepare the dough by combining glutinous sweet rice flour with water, gradually adding water until a soft and pliable dough forms.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
When anywhere from 10 percent to 30 percent wheat flour is added, the result is a little more tender and chewy, but not as glutinous and stretchy as noodles made from 100 percent wheat flour.
—Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
Hart House’s shakes are also free of oats, which, while gluten-free themselves, can come into contact with wheat and other glutinous grains during the farming, sorting, storage and transportation processes.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
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glutinous
adjective
glu·ti·nous
ˈglüt-nəs, -ᵊn-əs
: having the quality of glue especially in physical properties
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