Definition of "viscous" []

• Having relatively high resistance to flow. (adjective)
• Viscid; sticky. (adjective)

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• "Grandbois: The last time I heard anything remotely flattering about Buckwaldo Mudthumper I was three feet deep in viscous sewage that had found its way into my garden apartment at the behest of one Mr. Juan Mandible Sick-Eyes and his uncompromising hoses."
• "The baba ghanouj was actually tasty but overly pureed so it slid through my fork in viscous dribbles."
• "As unappealing as such things are to me, it's more ... a fear of being choked, of drowing in viscous substances."