goo·ey

(go͞o′ē)

adj. goo·i·er, goo·i·est

Sticky and viscous: gooey caramel.

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gooey

(ˈɡuːɪ)

adj, gooier or gooiest

1. sticky, soft, and often sweet

2. oversweet and sentimental

ˈgooily adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

goo•ey

(ˈgu i)

adj. goo•i•er, goo•i•est.

1. sticky; viscid.

2. extremely sentimental or emotionally effusive.

[1905–10, Amer.]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

gooey - soft and sticky

icky

adhesive - tending to adhere

gooey

adjective

1. sticky, soft, tacky, viscous, glutinous, gummy, icky (informal), gluey, gloopy, mucilaginous, gungy a lovely gooey, sticky mess

2. sentimental, romantic, sloppy, soppy, maudlin, syrupy (informal), slushy (informal), mawkish, tear-jerking (informal), icky (informal) He wrote me a long, gooey love letter.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

gooey

adjective

1. Having the property of adhering:

adhesive, gluey, gummy, sticky, tacky.

2. Informal. Affectedly or extravagantly emotional:

bathetic, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, romantic, sentimental, slushy, sobby, soft, soppy.

Informal: mushy, schmaltzy, sloppy, soupy.

Slang: drippy, sappy, tear-jerking.

Translations

gluant

appiccicoso stucchevole

gooey

[ˈguːɪ] ADJ (gooier (compar) (gooiest (superl))) → pegajoso, viscoso; (= sweet) → empalagoso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gooey

[ˈguːi] adj (British) → gluant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gooey

adj (+er) (inf)

(= sticky) → klebrig; (= slushy) → breiig

(pej) behaviour, song, letter → rührselig, schnulzig (pej inf); to go (all) gooey → vor Rührung zerfließen; he makes her go all gooey → bei seinem Anblick gerät sie ins Schwärmen; to go gooey over somebody → für jdn schwärmen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gooey

[ˈguːɪ] (Brit) (fam) adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (mess) → appiccicoso/a; (cake, dessert) → molto ricco/a (fig) (sentimental) → sdolcinato/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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