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
- 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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