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What is the adjective for gum?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs gum and gummer which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

gummous
  1. gum-like, or composed of gum; gummy
  2. Of or pertaining to a gumma.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. thick, viscous, viscid, clotted, stiff, coagulated, gelatinous, ropy, concentrated, firm, heavy, condensed, mucilaginous, ropey, stiffened, syrupy, inspissated, viscoid, caked, clabbered, congealed, curdled, gloppy, glutinous, gooey, gummy, gunky, jelled, jellied, ossified, set, sloppy, solidified, stodgy, thickened, semi-solid … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Of the gummous exsudation, or small transparent Pearls, discovered with a Microscope in several others.”
gummy
  1. Resembling gum (the substance).
  2. Covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. sticky, viscid, gluey, glutinous, viscous, tacky, adhesive, gooey, mucilaginous, tenacious, gloopy, adherent, icky, claggy, clingy, cloggy, clarty, viscoid, gloppy, gungy, cohesive, resinous, gelatinous, slimy, syrupy, treacly, clinging, thick, ropy, clammy, gummed, gunky, sticking, pasty, mucous, muddy, adhering, wet, stiff, heavy, viscose, waxy, sloppy, resinaceous, glue-like, mucky, sodden, holding, soggy, caked … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The candy canes melted in the sun and became gummy, sticking to the wrapper.”
gumless
  1. Without gum.
  2. Without gums (part of the mouth).
gummose
  1. (sciences) gummy; yielding or consisting of gum
gummiferous
  1. That produces gum (or latex etc)
gumlike
  1. Resembling gum.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. gummy
  3. Examples:
      4. “The texture of the candy was oddly gumlike, making it quite enjoyable to chew.”
gummy
  1. Showing the gums.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sticky, viscid, gluey, glutinous, viscous, tacky, adhesive, gooey, mucilaginous, tenacious, gloopy, adherent, icky, claggy, clingy, cloggy, clarty, viscoid, gloppy, gungy, cohesive, resinous, gelatinous, slimy, syrupy, treacly, clinging, thick, ropy, clammy, gummed, gunky, sticking, pasty, mucous, muddy, adhering, wet, stiff, heavy, viscose, waxy, sloppy, resinaceous, glue-like, mucky, sodden, holding, soggy, caked … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The candy canes melted in the sun and became gummy, sticking to the wrapper.”
gummier
  1. comparative form of gummy: more gummy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. stickier, gluier, tackier, gooier, gloopier, ickier, claggier, clingier, cloggier, clartier, gloppier, gungier, more viscid, more glutinous, more viscous, more adhesive, more mucilaginous, more tenacious, more adherent, more cohesive, more resinous, more gelatinous, slimier, syrupier, treaclier, thicker, ropier, clammier, gunkier, pastier, more mucous, muddier, wetter, stiffer, heavier, more waxy, sloppier, more resinaceous, muckier, more sodden, soggier, more caked, grippier, more jellylike, more agglutinative, more coagulated, mirier, slipperier, more mucoid, more ropey … more
gummiest
  1. superlative form of gummy: most gummy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. stickiest, gluiest, tackiest, gooiest, gloopiest, ickiest, claggiest, clingiest, cloggiest, clartiest, gloppiest, gungiest, most viscid, most glutinous, most viscous, most adhesive, most mucilaginous, most tenacious, most adherent, most cohesive, most resinous, most gelatinous, slimiest, syrupiest, treacliest, thickest, ropiest, clammiest, gunkiest, pastiest, most mucous, muddiest, wettest, stiffest, heaviest, most waxy, sloppiest, most resinaceous, muckiest, most sodden, soggiest, most caked, most jellylike, grippiest, most agglutinative, most coagulated, miriest, slipperiest, most mucoid, most ropey … more
gummed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of gum
  2. Synonyms:
      3. glued, sticked, stuck, cemented, pasted, affixed, bonded, fastened, clogged, fixt, fixed, posted, bound, joined, fused, welded, adhered, soldered, secured, connected, linked, bounden, tacked, coupled, united, held, sealed, clung, clinged, cohered, stuck together, blended, blent, plastered, cleaved, snagged, lodged, gripped, pinned, combined, taped, knit, holden, annexed, brazed, agglutinated, fastened together, hew, hewed, stuck fast … more
gumming
  1. present participle of gum
  2. Synonyms:
      3. gluing, glueing, sticking, cementing, pasting, affixing, bonding, fastening, clogging, fixing, posting, binding, joining, fusing, welding, adhering, soldering, securing, connecting, linking, tacking, coupling, uniting, holding, sealing, clinging, cohering, sticking together, blending, plastering, cleaving, snagging, lodging, gripping, pinning, combining, taping, annexing, brazing, agglutinating, fastening together, hewing, holding fast, sticking fast, sticking on, sticking to, sellotaping, freezing, conglutinating, epoxying … more
gummered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of gummer
gummering
  1. present participle of gummer
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