Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling gum.

Etymologies

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gum +‎ -like

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Examples

  • The so-called mothers are caught at the change of season, mostly on elm-trees, while gathering a substance sticky and gumlike.

    The History of Animals 2002

  • In Gumboy you're a boy made out of gum who has to do all sorts of crazy shit despite having gumlike properties – Gumboy can bend, stretch, roll, float, change shape and change size at will.

    SLACKERJACK – Monsterstack 2007

  • After dripping down, the snake’s venom would then collect in the bottom of the pot and congeal into a yellowish gumlike substance.

    Blowback Brad Thor 2005

  • After dripping down, the snake’s venom would then collect in the bottom of the pot and congeal into a yellowish gumlike substance.

    Blowback Brad Thor 2005

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