Antonyms for viscous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : vis-kuh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɪs kəs

Definition of viscous

Origin : late 14c., from Anglo-French viscous, from Late Latin viscosus "sticky," from Latin viscum "anything sticky, birdlime made from mistletoe, mistletoe," probably from PIE root *weis- "to melt away, flow" (used of foul or malodorous fluids); see virus.

adj sticky, gummy

Example sentences :

The man and woman were chopping at the viscous, gruesome head.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various

All about him the straw was clotted with brown, viscous patches of blood.
Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

Matt nodded, and pointed to the viscous deposit in the dome of the bell.
Extract from : « The Raid on the Termites » by Paul Ernst

The same is true of all viscous substances, as starch and glue; and so of oil.
Extract from : « Farm drainage » by Henry Flagg French

His right eye had suffered damage, and the pupil of it was white and viscous.
Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet

They make it viscous or sluggish as it melts and prevent a too rapid flow.
Extract from : « The Potter's Craft » by Charles F. Binns

Its flesh is fat and viscous, and by no means pleasant to eat.
Extract from : « The Ocean World: » by Louis Figuier

If the lava is a thin fluid (not viscous), the gases may escape easily.
Extract from : « Volcanoes » by Robert I. Tilling

But what have you done with your viscous fetid pustules to have such a sweet air?
Extract from : « The Book of Masks » by Remy de Gourmont

The atmosphere is viscous—or, to use a commoner word, “sticky.”
Extract from : « The Aeroplane » by Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper

Synonyms for viscous

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