viscous

Meaning

  1. Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
  2. Of or pertaining to viscosity.

Frequency

45k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɪs.kəs/
Etymology

First attested in 1605. Borrowed from Middle French visqueux and Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum (“birdlime”). Doublet of viscose.

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