gushy

[ guhsh-ee ]

/ ˈgʌʃ i /

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adjective, gush·i·er, gush·i·est.

given to or marked by excessively effusive talk, behavior, etc.

Nearby words

guru nanak, guryev, gus, gush, gusher, gushy, gusset, gussie, gussied up, gussy, gussy up

Origin of gushy

First recorded in 1835–45; gush + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR gushy

emotional, enthusiastic, unrestrained, demonstrative, unreserved.

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Related forms

gush·i·ly, adverbgush·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for gushy

"Gushy is not in society," said Mr. Seymour Hicks in a solemn tone of contemptuous pity.
Endymion|Benjamin Disraeli
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.
Cape Cod Stories|Joseph C. Lincoln
They have no particular literary merit or truth to nature, and are rather sentimental and "gushy."
A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature|John W. Cousin
Bo, you're a little fool—a sentimental, romancing, gushy little fool!
The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey

And Gushy takes an amiable view of this world of hypocrisy and plunder.
Endymion|Benjamin Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for gushy

gushy

/ (ˈɡʌʃɪ) /

adjective gushier or gushiest

informal displaying excessive admiration or sentimentality

Derived Forms

gushily, adverbgushiness, noun

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gushy

adjective, gush·i·er, gush·i·est.

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gushy

adjective gushier or gushiest

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