gloppy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gloppy
Example Sentences
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Casserole, salad, cake — all upgraded, rebranded, distanced from the image of gloppy cream-of-whatever soup and shelf-stable “cheese food.”
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025
Stations may focus on touch, such as a blindfolded journey through various gloppy textures, while others are directed toward more aural sensations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
When seasoned with lemon and garlic and whisked with ice water, tahini goes from gloppy and oily to pale, thick and emulsified with a bright and pungent flavor that’s also earthy and rich.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2022
Too little will be bland and insufficient to coat the pasta, and too much may yield either a gloppy mess or a bowl with clumps of unmelted cheese.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2022
Milagro metamorphosed into one great gloppy bog, overrun with muskrats and water snakes.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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