Meaning & use
viscous
Describing a liquid that is thick, sticky, and resistant to flowing freely.
See it in a sentence
The honey was so viscous it barely dripped off the spoon.
Engineers measured how viscous the oil became at low temperatures.
A note on using this word
Viscous describes a liquid's resistance to flow; the related noun is 'viscosity,' commonly used in science and engineering.
Words with a similar meaning
thicksyrupy
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Words with an opposite meaning
thinrunny
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