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.