"mucousy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more mucousy [comparative], most mucousy [superlative]
Etymology: From mucous + -y or muc(us) + -ous + -y or muco- + -ous + -y (see note). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mucous|y}} mucous + -y, {{affix|en|mucus|-ous|-y|alt1=muc(us)|nocat=1}} muc(us) + -ous + -y, {{confix|en|muco|-ous|y}} muco- + -ous + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} mucousy (comparative more mucousy, superlative most mucousy)
  1. (chiefly informal) Synonym of mucous. Tags: informal Synonyms: mucous [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-mucousy-en-adj-dD4XdzBN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with muco-, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with muco-: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. (chiefly informal) Suggesting mucus; mucus-like; slimy. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-mucousy-en-adj-xCu1qgbE Categories (other): English terms prefixed with muco- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with muco-: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mucusy
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