claggy
Thick and clinging
Claggy describes something sticky, heavy, and clinging—especially food that's dense and gluey in texture.
British bakers use it for underbaked bread or cake that sticks to the teeth: The brownies were a bit claggy in the middle.
Soil can also be claggy when wet clay clings to boots and tools.
Moldable earth for ceramics
- soilGround matter for planting
- mudWet soil mixture
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- mireBoggy, waterlogged terrain
quagmire · sludge · ooze · loam · peat · marsh · sediment · silt
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- pastryButtery baked dough
- underbakedInsufficiently cooked through
- denseClosely packed together
heavy · stodgy · bread · cake · scone · pudding · underworked · overworked
sticky
Apt to adhere
tacky · glutinous · pasty · stodgy · doughy · thick · heavy · dense · clinging · cloying
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
mire · quagmire · sludge · ooze · loam · peat · marsh · sediment · silt · alluvium
dough
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- pastryButtery baked dough
- underbakedInsufficiently cooked through
dense · heavy · stodgy · bread · cake · scone · pudding · underworked · overworked · unrisen
moist
Slightly wet
- humidContaining much moisture
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
dank · clammy · muggy · soggy · wet · saturated · drizzly · misty · condensation · dampness