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SLUSHY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slushy mean? 

SLUSHY (adjective)
  The adjective SLUSHY has 2 senses:

1. being or resembling melting snowplay

2. effusively or insincerely emotionalplay

  Familiarity information: SLUSHY used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SLUSHY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: slushier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: slushiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Being or resembling melting snow

Context example:

deep slushy mud

Similar:

unfrozen (not frozen)

Derivation:

slush (partially melted snow)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Effusively or insincerely emotional

Synonyms:

bathetic; drippy; hokey; kitschy; maudlin; mawkish; mushy; sappy; schmaltzy; schmalzy; sentimental; slushy; soppy; soupy

Context example:

slushy poetry

Similar:

emotional (of more than usual emotion)


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