oozy
Like wet mud
Oozy describes something that oozes—slowly seeping or exuding moisture, mud, or other viscous substances.
An oozy wound leaks fluid.
Oozy ground is soft and wet, squelching underfoot: We trudged through the oozy marsh.
The word suggests slow, messy seepage rather than flowing freely.
Soft and sticky
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
- gummySticky and soft
glutinous · syrupy · squishy · sticky · mucous · tacky · gloopy · squelchy
Covered in slick fat
- oilyCovered in grease
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
- slickedSmoothed with oil
lubricated · coated · glossy · filmy · shiny
gooey
Soft and sticky
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
gummy · glutinous · syrupy · squishy · sticky · mucous · tacky · gloopy · squelchy · mucilaginous
greasy
Covered in slick fat
boggy
Saturated and soft
squelchy · waterlogged · muddy · silty · quaggy · sludgy · miry · sodden · spongy · saturated
dripping
Rendered cooking fat
trickling · exuding · percolating · dribbling · bleeding · secreting · sweating · leaching · filtering · permeating
oozyclean
Free of soil
pristine · spotless · immaculate · spick-and-span · squeaky-clean