gushy

[ guhsh-ee ]

adjective

, gush·i·er, gush·i·est.

1. given to or marked by excessively effusive talk, behavior, etc.

   Synonyms: unreserved, demonstrative, unrestrained, enthusiastic, emotional

gushy

/ ˈɡʌʃɪ /

adjective

1. informal.
   displaying excessive admiration or sentimentality

Derived Forms

• ˈgushily, adverb
• ˈgushiness, noun

Other Words From

• gushi·ly adverb
• gushi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gushy¹

First recorded in 1835–45; gush + -y ¹

Example Sentences

It's true that Berman's view of her subject is adulatory, even gushy.

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Keep it short and sweet Save overly long gushy notes for email.

From The Daily Beast

I was selling forty thousand a month; I believe more than Gushy ever reached; and so they dissolved parliament.

From Project Gutenberg

"Gushy is not in society," said Mr. Seymour Hicks in a solemn tone of contemptuous pity.

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As for Mabel, she was one of them gushy, goo-gooey kind of girls, and she was as struck with the shebang as her dad.

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A gushy, giggly young party Marion is, but she turns out to be quite a help.

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And Gushy takes an amiable view of this world of hypocrisy and plunder.

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