gunky

Coated with crud

Gunky describes something covered with or resembling gunk—a thick, sticky, unpleasant substance.

The word suggests messiness and mild disgust: The drain was gunky with hair and soap scum, I need to clean this gunky residue off the stovetop.

It's casual and slightly childish in tone.

gooey

viscous

Thick and slow-flowing

gloppy · tacky · drippy · syrupy · gelatinous · thick · glutinous · pasty · congealed · clotted

slimy

sludge

Semi-solid waste material

  • mucusProtective bodily secretion
  • slickSmooth or craftily adept
  • oozeSeep gradually out

snot · phlegm · slippery · gloopy · scum · film · residue · biofilm · slop · mire

grimy

dirty

Not clean

greasy · soiled · grungy · cruddy · scummy · fouled · squalid · encrusted · tarnished · smudged

Categories
Opposites
cleanliness/purity

gunkyclean

Free of soil

pristine · spotless · immaculate · sparkling · pure

consistency/texture

gunkydry

Free from moisture

watery · clean · fluid · runny · smooth

Phrases
Family

gunk, gunks, gunked

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G