gooey
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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
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goo•ey
(ˈgu i)adj. goo•i•er, goo•i•est.
1. sticky; viscid.
2. extremely sentimental or emotionally effusive.
[1905–10, Amer.]
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gooey
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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.
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[ˈguːɪ] (Brit) (fam) adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (mess) → appiccicoso/a; (cake, dessert) → molto ricco/a (fig) (sentimental) → sdolcinato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995