jellylike
Thick and quivering
Jellylike describes something with the consistency or appearance of jelly—soft, wobbly, slightly translucent, and yielding to pressure.
The word applies to substances, textures, or movements: a jellylike blob, The sauce had a jellylike consistency, His legs went jellylike with fear.
Shaking with soft movement
wobbly · jiggling · quivering · undulating · vibrating · oscillating · bobbing · rippling
Wobbly semi-solid substance
- aspicSavory meat-broth jelly
- agar-agarAlgae-based gelling agent
- pectinFruit-based setting substance
- jelloWobbly fruit-flavored dessert
jellied · congealed · collagen · hydrogel · gummy · capsule · blancmange · mousse
Yielding to touch
- squishySoft and easily compressed
- spongySoft and absorbent
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- yieldingBending under pressure
springy · bouncy · cushiony · doughy · pulpy · fleshy · tender · squashy
Soft and sticky
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
- stickyApt to adhere
- glueyTending to stick
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
ropy · mucilaginous · syrupy · thick · treacly · gloppy · pasty · clammy
Without obstruction or fog
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- glassySmooth and shiny
- pellucidTransparently clear
limpid · diaphanous · vitreous · filmy · sheer · hyaline · opalescent · shimmery
jiggly
Shaking with soft movement
shaky · wobbly · jiggling · quivering · undulating · vibrating · oscillating · bobbing · rippling · shimmying
gel
Wobbly semi-solid substance
jello · jellied · congealed · collagen · hydrogel · gummy · capsule · blancmange · mousse · panna cotta
soft
Yielding to touch
yielding · springy · bouncy · cushiony · doughy · pulpy · fleshy · tender · squashy · mushy
gooey
Soft and sticky
tacky · ropy · mucilaginous · syrupy · thick · treacly · gloppy · pasty · clammy · glutinous
clear
Without obstruction or fog
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- glassySmooth and shiny
pellucid · limpid · diaphanous · vitreous · filmy · sheer · hyaline · opalescent · shimmery · iridescent