gooey

American  

[goo-ee] / ˈgu i /

adjective

gooier, gooiest

1. like or covered with goo; sticky; viscid.

2. Informal. extremely sentimental or emotionally effusive.

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gooey British  

/ ˈɡuːɪ /

adjective

1. sticky, soft, and often sweet

2. oversweet and sentimental

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Other Word Forms

• gooily adverb

Etymology

Origin of gooey

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; goo + -ey ¹

Example Sentences

When my spoon broke through the wobbly layer of cheesy bread and resurfaced all gooey and molten, the winter suddenly didn’t seem so bad.

From The Wall Street Journal

Camille would call this a metaphor: me staring helplessly at something I once loved while it melts into a gooey mess.

From Literature

Akira held up her hand to tell him to wait, and saw that she was covered with the same sticky, gooey red stuff as Dodger.

From Literature

Well, it's happened - and the gooey elasticity is key, according to a viral TikTok challenge promoting the serum.

From BBC

Employees bought a few boxes, cooked up the gooey meals in a corporate kitchen and dug in.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• soft
• viscous