tarlike
Thick and sticky
Tarlike describes something resembling tar in appearance, texture, or consistency—typically dark, thick, sticky, or viscous.
The word most often appears in medical contexts describing stool or vomit that has a dark, sticky quality suggesting internal bleeding: The patient reported tarlike stools.
It also describes industrial substances, residues, or natural materials that share tar's characteristic properties: a tarlike buildup in the pipes.
Having great depth
- gooeySoft and sticky
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- sludgyThick and muddy
- ropyForming glutinous threads
treacly · congealed · molten · oozing · sluggish · viscid · mucilaginous · glutinous
Frequency of sound
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
- onyxLayered black-white gemstone
- ravenLarge black carrion bird
sable · ink · jet · ebony · midnight · shadow · murk · gloom
thick
Having great depth
ropy · treacly · congealed · molten · oozing · sluggish · viscid · mucilaginous · glutinous · gelatinous
pitch
Frequency of sound
raven · sable · ink · jet · ebony · midnight · shadow · murk · gloom · umbra
tacky
Vulgar or slightly sticky
clingy · resinous · cohesive · tenacious · clinging · smearing · coating · residue · messy · stubborn
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
blacktop · sealant · chipseal · roadwork · surfacing · resurfacing · pavement · driveway · roofing · waterproofing
tarlikewatery
Containing excess liquid
runny · thin · fluid · liquid · free-flowing
tarlikeclear
Without obstruction or fog
transparent · translucent · crystalline · see-through · limpid
like, tar, tarry, tarpaulin, tarred, tarring, tars, tarrying