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GUSHY (gushier, gushiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: gushier , gushiest
, gushiest Dictionary entry overview: What does gushy mean?
• GUSHY (adjective)
The adjective GUSHY has 1 sense:
1. extravagantly demonstrative
Familiarity information: GUSHY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extravagantly demonstrative
Synonyms:
Context example:
write unrestrained and gushy poetry
Similar:
demonstrative (given to or marked by the open expression of emotion)
Derivation:
gush (an unrestrained expression of emotion)
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