gooey (redirected from gooeyness)

goo·ey  (g)

adj. goo·i·er, goo·i·est

Sticky and viscous: gooey caramel.

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gooey

Adjective

[gooier, gooiest] Informal

1. sticky, soft, and often sweet

2. sentimental: one knows the whole gooey performance is an act

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, gungy

adjective 2. sentimental, romantic, sloppy, soppy, maudlin, syrupy (informal) slushy (informal) mawkish, tear-jerking (informal) icky (informal)

Translations

gooey [ˈguːɪ] adj (BRIT) (col) → pegajoso; [cake, behaviour] → empalagoso

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gooey [ˈguːɪ] adj (Brit) (inf) → gluant(e)

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gooey [ˈguːɪ] (inf) adj (sticky) → klebrig;

(cake) → üppig (fig) (sentimental) → rührselig

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gooey [ˈguːɪ] adj (BRIT ) (col) (= sticky); appiccicoso/a; [cake, dessert] → troppo zuccherato/a