VISCOUS in a Sentence

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Example sentences for VISCOUS, such as:

1. Melted tar is a viscous substance.

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 Meanings and Examples of VISCOUS
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viscous
 a.  sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
Classic Sentence:
1  The moisture of the stones, and the viscous nature of the timber framework furnished but poor supports to which to cling, either for hand or foot.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IV—HE ALSO BEARS HIS CROSS
Example Sentence:
1  Melted tar is a viscous substance.
2  Ever present, they absorb the viscous lava of contempo culture through their pores, let it course through their veins ‘til a diffuse plexus of melodies and rhythms form, and then release the bubbly potion onto an unsuspecting audience.