slushy

[ sluhsh-ee ]

/ ˈslʌʃ i /

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adjective, slush·i·er, slush·i·est.

of or relating to slush.

Informal. tritely sentimental; mushy.

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Origin of slushy

First recorded in 1785–95; slush + -y¹

Related formsslush·i·ly, adverbslush·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for slushy

A slushy dysfunctional housewife chokes on a sandwich in her kitchen and wakes up to find that she has been saved by God.
Anne Heche’s Crazy New Movie, ‘That’s What She Said’|Lorenza Muñoz|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It will not freeze solid, but rather achieve the consistency of a slushy.
Celeb Chefs' Holiday Cocktails|Jacquelynn D. Powers|November 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But early this morning the race was canceled as rain and high temperatures rendered the course a slushy mess.
Let the Games Begin!|The Daily Beast|February 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This morning is slushy gray New York at its most forbidding.
The Bag Lady Papers Cont'd|Alexandra Penney|December 22, 2008|DAILY BEAST

About four inches of slushy snow lay upon the half-frozen ruts of the roads.
Rayton: A Backwoods Mystery|Theodore Goodridge Roberts
Throughout the rest of the afternoon he set himself a pace, knee-deep in slushy mud, which Garry could not have maintained.
Then I'll Come Back to You|Larry Evans
To sweep a slushy crossing for eight hours on a day when the east wind is blowing is a disgusting occupation.
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We went halfway to our knees at every step in the now soft, slushy snow.
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's|Charles Asbury Stephens
The plateau, however, lay on the northern side of a great peak, and was covered with slushy snow.
The Gold Trail|Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for slushy

slushy

/ (ˈslʌʃɪ) /

adjective slushier or slushiest

of, resembling, or consisting of slush

noun plural slushies

an unskilled kitchen assistant

Derived Formsslushiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for slushy

slushy

adj.

1791, "covered with slush," from slush + -y (2). As slang for "ship's cook," 1859, from slush (n.) "refuse from a cook's galley" (1756). Related: Slushiness.

slushy

adjective, slush·i·er, slush·i·est.

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slushy

adjective slushier or slushiest

noun plural slushies

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