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Definition

a fluid that is thick, sticky, and resistant to flow

He says it is a myth that glass as a very, very viscous fluid.

No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
Henry Adams
Occasionally it would say, "Pt," like some viscous substance coming to a boil.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

viscous = (of a fluid) thick

The mud was thick and viscous; halfway to the tree house, Beth's shoe came off, but she didn't stop.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Lucky One
When he finally removed this from the hearth, it appeared as a viscous ball of molten, glowing glass.
Henry H. Neff -- The Fiend And The Forge
The moisture of the stones, and the viscous nature of the timber framework furnished but poor supports to which to cling, either for hand or foot.
Victor Hugo -- Les Miserables
Blood from Blackwell's cut throat was spreading across the floor in a viscous red pool.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
I don't like these shadowy, viscous pictures.
Margaret Atwood -- Cat's Eye
Two hours later Alba felt a warm viscous liquid between her legs and saw that her slacks were stained with red.
Isabel Allende -- The House of Spirits
But he only saw red, viscous red, as the blood poured down his back in tendrils as it had before.
Dave Eggers -- A Hologram for the King
Some leaves I seeped in slick and viscous oil, some into sharp-smelling spirit, some into plain, clear water.
Geraldine Brooks -- Year of Wonders
Clouds of dark viscous fluid—poison, perhaps—curled from his blue skin.
Rick Riordan -- The Blood of Olympus
They were leaking some viscous substance.
Stephen King -- Cujo
Blood is flowing freely from his nose, black and viscous.
Lauren Oliver -- Delirium
It was blue and viscous but moved quickly, spreading over the man's head, then down around his ears and face.
James Dashner -- The Death Cure
While I pushed the now-viscous blood through her arteries, I watched what he was doing.
Stephenie Meyer -- Breaking Dawn
A love for these animals wells up in me suddenly, a flash flood, and there it is, solid as an obelisk and viscous as water.
Sara Gruen -- Water for Elephants
His viscous eyes bulged with astonishment and he whipped himself around in alarm to see what was taking place behind him.
Joseph Heller -- Catch-22
I kept stirring until the mix turned viscous and milky.
Homer Hickam -- October Sky
From a carton of cigarettes she could extract enough milligrams of the substance and heat it to make a viscous syrup.
Stieg Larsson -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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