glutinous
Meaninggluey
Common meaning: sticky
- glutglueLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 818 · scan
- inchemical noun ending
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin glūten ‘glue’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry glūten, p. 818 · dictionary scan
Roots
- glūten Latin “glue”
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