- viscidly
- adverb see viscid
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
viscidly
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viscidly — See viscidity. * * * … Universalium
viscidly — adverb Done in a viscid fashion or manner … Wiktionary
viscidly — adv. viscously, stickily, in a viscous manner … English contemporary dictionary
viscidly — adverb in a sticky viscid manner he felt the blood move stickily from his split scalp and trickle down his forehead • Syn: ↑stickily • Derived from adjective: ↑viscid, ↑sticky (for: ↑stickily) … Useful english dictionary
stickily — adverb in a sticky viscid manner he felt the blood move stickily from his split scalp and trickle down his forehead • Syn: ↑viscidly • Derived from adjective: ↑viscid (for: ↑viscidly), ↑sticky … Useful english dictionary
viscid — adjective Etymology: Late Latin viscidus, from Latin viscum birdlime more at viscous Date: 1635 1. a. having an adhesive quality ; sticky b. having a glutinous consistency ; viscous 2. covered with a sticky layer • viscidity … New Collegiate Dictionary
viscid — viscidity, viscidness, n. viscidly, adv. /vis id/, adj. 1. having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive; viscous. 2. Bot. covered by a sticky substance. [1625 35; < LL viscidus, equiv. to L visc(um) mistletoe, birdlime made from mistletoe +… … Universalium
viscid — /ˈvɪsəd / (say visuhd) adjective 1. sticky, adhesive, or glutinous; of a glutinous consistency; viscous. 2. Botany covered by a sticky substance, as a leaf. {Late Latin viscidus, from Latin viscum birdlime} –viscidity /vəˈsɪdəti/ (say vuh… …
viscid — [vis′id] adj. [LL viscidus, sticky < L viscum, birdlime: see VISCOUS] 1. having a cohesive and sticky fluid consistency; viscous 2. covered with a viscid substance viscidity [vi sid′ə tē] n. viscidly adv … English World dictionary
