gushy

adjective

ˈgə-shē How to pronounce gushy (audio)
Definition of gushynext
as in sickening
overly or insincerely flattering a gushy review of a novel by an author who just happened to be a friend of the critic

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Recent Examples of gushy There’s no better time to embrace the mushy gushy than in the first few moments after winning gold medals together. — Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024 To that end, yes, honeymoon phases are gushy (and self-absorbed). — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 19 June 2024 Anything to keep those gushy feelings on repeat in your body! — Carina Hsieh, SELF, 30 Jan. 2024 The movie falters here and there, lapsing into sentimentality—with accompanying gushy music—during a wedding scene, and that in-person confrontation between Monk and Sintara happens only because Jefferson has overcomplicated the story’s plot. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for gushy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gushy
  1. sickening
  2. soapy
  3. oily
  4. hagiographic
  5. unctuous
  6. adulatory
  7. demonstrative
  8. oleaginous
Adjective
  • That’s why Law is a celebrity stylist; Law is known for curating sickening looks for his celebrity clients, but maybe sort of skimping out on himself, unfortunately.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
  • There are also challenges for local businesses, which say customers are staying away because the stench is so sickening.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of sickening
Adjective
  • Be careful to not use too much, or you’ll be left with a soapy mess.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When you’re finished scrubbing, rinse the shutters with a garden hose again to get rid of any soapy residue.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of soapy
Adjective
  • There was something flylike about people with healthy, oily skin.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Greasy or oily rags can ignite in the dryer due to heat buildup and flammable residue.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of oily
Adjective
  • Though mighty hagiographic, McPhee’s ability to break down a player’s gifts makes a poetic case for the game.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • While these celebrity docs are hagiographic and formulaic, the interviews with Nadal and family and rivals like Federer and Novak Djokovic do push beyond the surface.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Definition of hagiographic
Adjective
  • Played with unctuous authority by the multilingual Danish performer Claes Bang, Kersten claims to have used his influence to obtain the freedom of thousands of concentration camp prisoners, and is obsessed with winning a Nobel Prize.
    — Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The uni—or sea urchin—come from Hokkaido and have an unctuous, egg yolk richness.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of unctuous
Adjective
  • Besides being a record of events, the work is a crafty portrayal of kingship, presenting Akbar in an adulatory tone, as an exemplary and divinely favored ruler.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Reggie’s solution is to hire Arthur Tobin (Daniel Radcliffe), an Oscar-winning documentarian, to make an adulatory film about him, changing public perception and opening new doors.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Jan. 2026
Definition of adulatory
Adjective
  • Where Tarik Skubal is a roaring marvel, Casey Mize is rarely demonstrative on the mound.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Kelly, typically a non-demonstrative engineer, retreated to the airplane bathroom and sobbed.
    — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of demonstrative
Adjective
  • One defense, beginning in the late eighteen-hundreds, was flypaper, sheets of which were coated on one side with an oleaginous substance that lured flies, then permanently trapped them.
    — David Owen, The New Yorker, 27 July 2024
  • Ted Cruz, the perennial front-runner, is smug and oleaginous—hated equally by his colleagues and the public.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 26 Sep. 2022
Definition of oleaginous

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