Meaning & use
gelatinous
Having a thick, jelly-like texture or consistency.
See it in a sentence
The soup had cooled overnight into a thick, gelatinous mass.
Jellyfish have soft, gelatinous bodies that are mostly made of water.
A note on using this word
Gelatinous often carries a slightly unpleasant connotation, describing something unappetizingly soft or slimy.
Words with a similar meaning
jelly-likeviscous
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