viscous

thick, sticky, and slow to flow

Root

  • visc: sticky substance, gluey thickness, or clinging flow

Other words with the visc root

  • viscosity: the thickness or resistance of a fluid

Viscous liquid clings and resists movement.

The viscous syrup moved so slowly that the spoon seemed stuck.

Viscum points toward sticky material. Viscous is the physical feeling of thickness: honey, tar, glue, or syrup refusing to run quickly.

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