gluish

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/ˈɡluːɪʃ/

adjective

Somewhat gluey.

OriginMiddle English glewysch →
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Meanings

adjectivegluish (comparative more gluish, superlative most gluish)

comparative more gluish · superlative most gluish

  1. Somewhat gluey.

    and the liquor be gluish betweene your fingers

    1622, John Bonoeil, His Majesties... Letter to the Earle of South-Hampton... Also a Treatise of the Art of Making Silke..., page 46

Origin

  1. Middle Englishglewysch
  2. Englishgluish

From Middle English glewysch; equivalent to glue + -ish.

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Anagrams

Uglish
Cite this entry
APA

gluish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluish

MLA

“gluish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gluish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluish.

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