gooey (redirected from gooeyness)

goo·ey  (g)

adj. goo·i·er, goo·i·est

Sticky and viscous: gooey caramel.

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gooey [ˈguːɪ]

adj gooier, gooiest Informal

1. sticky, soft, and often sweet

2. oversweet and sentimental

gooily  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

gooey - soft and sticky icky adhesive - tending to adhere

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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.

Translations

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

gooey [ˈguːi] adj (British) → gluant(e)

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

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

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