mucousy

Etymology
= =  (see note).

Adjective

 * 1)  Suggesting mucus; mucus-like; slimy.
 * 1)  Suggesting mucus; mucus-like; slimy.
 * 1)  Suggesting mucus; mucus-like; slimy.

Usage notes
Although the noun traditionally takes the adjective  as its counterpart (with suffix ), the fact that this pair is homophonous occasionally influences speakers to add another adjectival suffix  for easy clarity in speech. Such redundancy for easy clarity is not rare (nor always incorrect) in natural language. The noun + -y counterpart also exists ; the same is true for and.