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gooey
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goo·ey  (g)
adj. goo·i·er, goo·i·est
Sticky and viscous: gooey caramel.

gooey [ˈguːɪ]
adj gooier, gooiest Informal
1. sticky, soft, and often sweet
2. oversweet and sentimental
gooily  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.gooey - soft and sticky
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.
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, letterrührselig, schnulzig (pej inf); to go (all) gooeyvor Rührung zerfließen; he makes her go all gooeybei seinem Anblick gerät sie ins Schwärmen; to go gooey over somebodyfür jdn schwärmen
gooey [ˈguːɪ] (Brit) (fam) adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (mess) → appiccicoso/a; (cake, dessert) → molto ricco/a (fig) (sentimental) → sdolcinato/a
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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