Antonyms for gooey


Grammar : Adj
Spell : goo-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgu i


Definition of gooey

Origin :
  • 1893, American English slang, from goo + -y (2). The first element perhaps somehow imitative, or shortened from burgoo (1787) "thick porridge."
  • adj sticky, gummy
Example sentences :
  • They wanted land—this gooey, slimy swamp they call 'farm land.'
  • Extract from : « Letter of the Law » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • They're not very big, but they're all right inside—all gooey, you know.
  • Extract from : « The Little City Of Hope » by F. Marion Crawford
  • Not a pillow either, for it was all soft and gooey, and he was sinking into the soft, white stuff deeper and deeper every second!
  • Extract from : « Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier » by Frances Trego Montgomery
  • The sainted old towel, the tainted old towel, The gooey old towel that hung on the wall.
  • Extract from : « A line-o'-verse or two » by Bert Leston Taylor
  • The words, stated Mr. Blumenthal, were gooey enough to hurt, and the tune reminded him of every other song-hit he had ever heard.
  • Extract from : « Indiscretions of Archie » by P. G. Wodehouse
  • Really, ain't it the gooey mess of heart-throbs when you come right down to it?
  • Extract from : « Somewhere in Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • She started to come unglued again but stopped the dissolving process just before the wet and gooey stage set in.
  • Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
  • All juicy or "gooey" fruits or cakes are best eaten with a fork, but in most cases it is a matter of dexterity.
  • Extract from : « Etiquette » by Emily Post
  • Open a can of Maconochie and you find a gooey gob of grease, like rancid lard.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee in the Trenches » by R. Derby Holmes

Synonyms for gooey

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