slushier; slushiest
: being, involving, or resembling slush: such as
a
: full of or covered with slush
slushy streets
b
: made up of or having the consistency of slush
slushy snow
c
: having a cheaply sentimental quality
a slushy novel
slushiness
noun
variants
or slushie
or less commonly slushee
plural slushies also slushees
: a drink made of flavored ice crystals
a lemon slushy
For breakfast this morning she had a frozen strawberry slushie.—
David Samuels
David SamuelsWhen the Skowhegan Fair is over, everyone is dizzy from the rides, everyone has slushies smeared on their shirts, and everyone is very, very satisfied.—New England Monthly
New England MonthlyExamples of slushy in a Sentence
Adjective
the slushy racetrack resulted in a significantly slower time for the winning horse
slushy music underscores the movie's emotional scenes
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
When the corn gets slushy and grabby down low, head to the upper mountain for cooler temps.
—Lily Krass, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2025
This churning involves the storms dredging up ammonia in some places and hurling it far into the Jovian depths as slushy hailstones in others.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Marginally cold air should limit snow accumulation to just a few slushy inches across some of the highest elevations.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The latter works like antifreeze—melting the ice to form a slushy liquid.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
When the corn gets slushy and grabby down low, head to the upper mountain for cooler temps.
—Lily Krass, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2025
This churning involves the storms dredging up ammonia in some places and hurling it far into the Jovian depths as slushy hailstones in others.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Marginally cold air should limit snow accumulation to just a few slushy inches across some of the highest elevations.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slushy
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“Slushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slushy. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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