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Adjective(1) having the sticky properties of an adhesive(2) covered with adhesive gum

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(1) Modern cosmetic dentistry focusses on solving the problems of the gummy smile by guiding gums and re-contouring them for a better appearance.(2) His humour is of the sappiest kind with as much bite as a gaggle of gummy grannies.(3) England is like that, except that their black boxes are 100 years older, so everything is more gummy and sticky and the couches backstage are that much more threadbare and the dressing room is in the beer cooler.(4) Listed among its ingredients is gelatin, a gummy substance rendered from cattle carcasses.(5) A gummy substance that smelled of medicine covered her lips.(6) The beverage, also known as bubble tea, consists of ‘pearls’ of black, gummy , tapioca balls that float in a mixture of sweetened iced tea.(7) The same mix works just as well with a firm textured fish such as gummy or cobbler.(8) If it gets sticky or gummy , the finish is shellac and you can remove and re-melt the surface layers with some steel wool and alcohol.(9) He gurns his face effortlessly into a toothless, gummy washerwoman's grimace.(10) While still gummy , use toothpicks to make holes at the tops for stringing ribbon through.(11) A gummy grin was her reward as Jeffery beamed at her.(12) It is, honest to God, the term for the gummy adhesive used to attach inserts to magazine pages.(13) All excess oil must be removed or it will attract dust and get gummy or tacky.(14) You know, with Katie, her biggest problem was that she had a gummy smile.(15) Soluble fibers - gums, pectins and mucilages - become gummy in water.(16) Soluble fibers dissolve in water to become gummy or viscous, while insoluble fibers hold on to water.
Related Words
(1) gummy bear
Synonyms
Adjective
1. sticky
2. glutinous


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

Gummy bears?
Thank you.

GUMMY bears? Thank you.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 19


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