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Overly emotional
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gushy
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Word definitions for gushy in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
gushy \gushy\ adj. 1. extravagantly demonstrative; gushing[2]; as, to write unrestrained and gushy poetry. Syn: effusive, emotional, gushing(prenominal).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry" [syn: effusive , emotional , gushing(a) ] [also: gushiest , gushier ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. gushing; effusive and often emotional
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1845, from gush in the metaphoric sense + -y (2). Related: Gushily ; gushiness .
Usage examples of gushy.
Berating me for using perfectly-formed characters in my novels then flaunting that gushy, empty-headed Barbie Doll in front of me.
For nearly an hour, every time they found an opening between the roots, it led to a gushy, slimy wall of mud held in place by rootlets.
Still, her insides were feeling all gushy and mushy, and she prayed her condition was incurable.
Maybe a little bit on the baby side (a kid in a Stetson on a horse, happy birthday buckeroo in letters that were supposed to look like wood on the inside), but not gushy.