viscidly


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vis·cid

 (vĭs′ĭd)
adj.
1. Thick and adhesive. Used of a fluid.
2. Covered with a sticky or clammy coating.

[Late Latin viscidus, from Latin viscum, mistletoe, birdlime made from mistletoe berries.]

vis·cid′i·ty, vis′cid·ness n.
vis′cid·ly adv.
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Adv.1.viscidly - in a sticky viscid manner; "he felt the blood move stickily from his split scalp and trickle down his forehead"
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