gunkyadj.
/ˈɡʌŋki/, U.S. /ˈɡəŋki/ colloquial (originally U.S.).
Unpleasantly viscous or sticky; messy, mucky; gooey.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > semi-fluidity > [adjective]
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soupy1869
custardly1870
gloopy1929
gunky1937
spawn-like1938
squodgy1970
gloppy1976
the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > viscosity > [adjective]
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treacly?1734
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viscoid1877
slauming1904
gooey1906
gloopy1929
gunky1937
gungy1962
yucky1975
1937 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 24 Dec. 6/7 We can see 30 or so way out but it is too ‘gunky’ even to walk out there.
1975 Forbes (Nexis) 1 Oct. 51 This oil is so ‘gunky’, as one analyst puts it, that it requires steam to get it up.
1987 A. Maupin Significant Others xxxii. 241 [Fire logs are] so gunky... I hate getting them, but I adore having a fire.
1996 E. Perkins Not her Real Name 218 I wake up with gunky eyes and burning sinuses.
2003 Maxim goes to Movies Summer 102/3 ‘A good zombie,’ declares Trend, wiping white gunky makeup from his face, ‘always picks up after himself.’
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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