Comparative form of 'gluey'; more sticky, adhesive, or resembling glue than something else.
From 'gluey' plus the comparative suffix '-er,' the standard Old English method for comparing two instances of an adjective.
The comparative form 'gluier' shows that even though we might use 'more sticky' in formal writing, English still prefers one-syllable comparatives like 'gluier,' 'thinner,' and 'stickier' in natural speech, reserving 'more' for longer adjectives.
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