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gushy

[ guhsh-ee ]

adjective

, gush·i·er, gush·i·est.
  1. given to or marked by excessively effusive talk, behavior, etc.

    Synonyms: unreserved, demonstrative, unrestrained, enthusiastic, emotional



gushy

/ ˈɡʌʃɪ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    displaying excessive admiration or sentimentality


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Derived Forms

  • ˈgushiness, noun
  • ˈgushily, adverb

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Other Words From

  • gushi·ly adverb
  • gushi·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gushy1

First recorded in 1835–45; gush + -y 1

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Example Sentences

It's true that Berman's view of her subject is adulatory, even gushy.

Keep it short and sweet Save overly long gushy notes for email.

I was selling forty thousand a month; I believe more than Gushy ever reached; and so they dissolved parliament.

"Gushy is not in society," said Mr. Seymour Hicks in a solemn tone of contemptuous pity.

As for Mabel, she was one of them gushy, goo-gooey kind of girls, and she was as struck with the shebang as her dad.

A gushy, giggly young party Marion is, but she turns out to be quite a help.

And Gushy takes an amiable view of this world of hypocrisy and plunder.

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