slushy
Americanadjective
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slushier,
comparative
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slushiest
superlative
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of or relating to slush.
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Informal. tritely sentimental; mushy.
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Elsewhere, the ground had turned into slushy mud, slowing movement and complicating operations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Add a cold, slushy coffee drink and suddenly breakfast at home begins to feel like brunch.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
"The discovery of a slushy layer on Titan also has exciting implications for the search for life beyond our solar system," Jones said.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 20, 2025
It’s the best-tasting slushy snow cone, especially during the summer when it’s hot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
Arriving in Jersey City after midnight, he walked down slushy sidewalks to Tom Black’s apartment.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
Over in South Philly, Pop's ices sport a slushier, less firmly set style that's become the favorite in the city and surrounding areas.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2023
With the track getting slushier and slushier, it did with ease.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
It's hard not to suspect that it was the film's slushier, sillier moments that got Williams the Oscar nod for his performance as DJ Adrian Cronauer.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2014
Some racers blamed all the crashes on the springlike temperatures, which they said made the course slushier than they were expecting.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2014
For shoes you’ll be wearing on the slushiest of winter days—or even hiking muddy or snowy trails—break out the beeswax.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2018
This tyranny seems to really take hold around the mid-90s, with Celine Dion's 1996 effort The Power of the Dream competing with Gloria Estefan's Reach for gold medal in the slushiest faux-inspirational sports ballad event.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2012
May it be dry when next I call, Your slushiest of isles!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, July 18, 1891 by Various
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