"gooey" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɡuː.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-gooey.wav , en-us-gooey.ogg Forms: gooier [comparative], gooiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːi Etymology: From goo + -ey. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|goo|ey<id:adjectival>}} goo + -ey Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} gooey (comparative gooier, superlative gooiest)
  1. Of or relating to goo. Translations (of or relating to goo): кашест (kašest) (Bulgarian), papperig (Dutch), slijmachtig (Dutch), tahmainen (Finnish), mönjäinen (Finnish), kletig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gooey-en-adj-WGMpKw2y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ey (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 46 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ey (adjectival): 44 52 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 0 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to goo': 100 0 0
  2. Soft, sticky and viscous. Translations (soft, sticky and viscous): mapulot (Bikol Central), лепкав (lepkav) (Bulgarian), zacht (Dutch), kleverig (Dutch), visceus (Dutch), tahmea (Finnish), gluant (French), klebrig (German), zähflüssig (German), γλοιώδης (gloiódis) (Greek), piapia (Maori), ware (Maori), bakrich (Plautdietsch), gosmento (Portuguese), melequento [Brazil] (Portuguese), piapia (Rarotongan), gnjecav (Serbo-Croatian), ljigav (Serbo-Croatian), geggig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gooey-en-adj-wmuhpTvO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ey (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bikol Central translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Rarotongan translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 46 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ey (adjectival): 44 52 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bikol Central translations: 30 70 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 63 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 33 67 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 63 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 68 0 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 63 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 27 73 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 29 63 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 15 85 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 66 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Rarotongan translations: 29 63 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 29 63 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 28 64 8 Disambiguation of 'soft, sticky and viscous': 0 99 1
  3. (figuratively) Sentimental. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-gooey-en-adj-7a6FuhCK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gummy, icky, sticky Derived forms: gooey butter cake, gooeyness, gooiness, gooily, ooey-gooey

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "soft, sticky and viscous",
      "word": "bakrich"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "soft, sticky and viscous",
      "word": "gosmento"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "soft, sticky and viscous",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ],
      "word": "melequento"
    },
    {
      "code": "rar",
      "lang": "Rarotongan",
      "sense": "soft, sticky and viscous",
      "word": "piapia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "soft, sticky and viscous",
      "word": "gnjecav"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "soft, sticky and viscous",
      "word": "ljigav"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "soft, sticky and viscous",
      "word": "geggig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gooey"
}

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