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GUMMY (gummier, gummiest)

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IPA (US): 

Irregular inflected forms: gummier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, gummiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does gummy mean? 

GUMMY (adjective)
  The adjective GUMMY has 2 senses:

1. having the sticky properties of an adhesiveplay

2. covered with adhesive gumplay

  Familiarity information: GUMMY used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GUMMY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: gummier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: gummiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having the sticky properties of an adhesive

Synonyms:

gluey; glutinous; gummy; mucilaginous; pasty; sticky; viscid; viscous

Similar:

adhesive (tending to adhere)

Derivation:

gum (cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive)

gumminess (the property of being cohesive and sticky)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Covered with adhesive gum

Synonyms:

gummed; gummy

Similar:

adhesive (tending to adhere)


 Context examples 


Strips of its bark yield a gummy oleoresin which contains oils, terpenoids and gum.

(Boswellia serrata, NCI Thesaurus)



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