ˈglüē, -üi adjective
( usually gluier usually gluiest )
Etymology: Middle English gluwy, glewy, from glu, glew glue + -y
1. : having the quality of glue
what we call a colloid, a gluey mass — W.E.Swinton
: resembling or suggestive of glue (as in stickiness or viscous consistency)
he thought how much he would like a beer to wash down the last gob of gluey rice — Earle Birney
: sticky , gummy
2. : daubed, smeared, or covered with glue
a gluey surface