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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

gummy
    adj 1: having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn:
           gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty,
           sticky, viscid, viscous]
    2: covered with adhesive gum [syn: gummed, gummy]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gummy \Gum"my\, a. [Compar. Gummer (?); superl. Gummirst.]
   Consisting of gum; viscous; adhesive; producing or containing
   gum; covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
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         Kindles the gummy bark of fir or pine.   --Milton.
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         Then rubs his gummy eyes.                --Dryden.
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   Gummy tumor (Med.), a gumma.
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Thesaurus Results for gummy:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

adherent, adhesive, amylaceous, bulldogged, bulldoggish, bulldoggy, bullheaded, clabbered, clammy, clingy, clotted, coagulated, curdled, doughy, gaumy, gelatinous, glairy, gluelike, gluey, glutenous, glutinose, glutinous, gooey, grumous, gumbo, gumbolike, gumlike, gummous, heavy, inspissated, jelled, jellied, jellylike, mucilaginous, obstinate, pasty, persistent, pitchy, resinic, resinoid, resinous, resiny, ropy, self-adhesive, slabby, slimy, slithery, starchy, stickable, sticky, stodgy, stringy, stubborn, syrupy, tacky, tenacious, thick, thickened, tough, tremelloid, tremellose, viscid, viscose, viscous

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