"goopy" meaning in All languages combined

See goopy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɡuːpi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-goopy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: goopier [comparative], goopiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːpi Etymology: Etymology tree English goop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English goopy From goop + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|goop|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English goop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English goopy [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "goopy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="goopy"> From goop + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} goopy (comparative goopier, superlative goopiest), {{tlb|en|informal}} (informal)
  1. Having the consistency of goop. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-goopy-en-adj-KCtik9kF Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 61 39
  2. Saccharine; sentimental. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-goopy-en-adj-FSc9KVP6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: goopily, goopiness

Inflected forms

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