Definition
Excessively sentimental, enthusiastic, or effusive; tending to gush or flow abundantly.
Etymology
From gush plus adjectival suffix '-y' (characterized by), creating an adjective describing something prone to gushing.
Kelly Says
The suffix '-y' transforms nouns and verbs into adjectives describing their characteristic quality—'water' becomes 'watery,' 'sleep' becomes 'sleepy,' and 'gush' becomes 'gushy'—it's one of English's most versatile morphemes.
Translations
CSČeština
lepkavý
lep-ka-vy
DEDeutsch
schmushy
shmoos-hee
ELΕλληνικά
κολλώδης
kol-lo-des
ESEspañol
empalagoso
em-pa-la-go-so
GUGU
ટીપટીપ
tee-pee-tee-pee
HIहिन्दी
गूँथी
goo-n-thee
HUMagyar
ragaszkodó
ra-gas-zod-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
lengket
len-ket
ITItaliano
appiccicoso
ap-pi-chi-chi-so
KO한국어
끈적끈적
k-keun-jeok-k-keun-jeok
MSBahasa Melayu
lembek
lem-bek
MYမြန်မာ
ကြပ်ကြပ်
kya-kya-kya
PLPolski
klejowy
kly-e-vo-y
PTPortuguês
melos
meh-lohs
RORomână
lipicios
lee-pee-thee-os
SVSvenska
klibbig
klib-big
SWKiswahili
wambaa
wam-baa
TAதமிழ்
சொரசொர
so-ra-so-ra
UKУкраїнська
липкий
lip-kee