Gooey

/ˈɡuːi/ · adjective

Meaning

Having the consistency of goo: soft or viscous, and sticky..

Definitions by Sense

1. Having the consistency of goo: soft or viscous, and sticky.
2. Emotional or sentimental, especially to an excessive extent; mushy, soppy.
3. Distasteful, unpleasant.
4. (originally Australia) A thing which is soft or viscous, and sticky.
5. A person who is regarded as weak or worthless; a fool.
6. A person who favours closer relationships with other people and less structured settings, rather than formal, organized settings; also, an educational approach, curriculum, etc., which is less structured.

Example Sentences

gooey liquid covered the floor

The cookies, soft and gooey, proved a smash hit at the party.

[O]ysters, ice-cream, and plenty of chocolates with that goo-ey, slithery stuff in the middle. Makes you sick to think of it, eh?

He would dip the point of the yen hok into a jar of dark-brown gooey stuff that looked like tar [opium], then hold a drop over the flame until it began to swell up like a tiny balloon, adding more to it now and then.

To avoid the gooiest mess you ever saw, plus the banshee howls of your support people, empty all of the gasoline from the gravity feed gas can of the PU-422/U generator set (which powers both radars).

You and your guests will get past the slight appearance problem when you taste the warm finished cake: the brown crust is like the ideal macaroon, and the center has the gooey, custardlike texture of a proper pecan pie.

"That's next. Sprinkle it all over." She nodded at the bowl with the cinnamon, sugar and butter crumble. "The more, the gooier." / He cocked an eyebrow. "Is gooier better for a toddler?" / "Gooier is better for everyone. But let's make sure it's right." She dipped her finger into the bowl.

It took months of baking and a lot of choc chips, but finally I cracked the perfect choc chip cookie—gooey in the centre, with a crisp edge and a caramelised nuttiness from the brown butter.

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• gooeyer
• gooier
• gooeyest
• gooiest
• gooeys
• gooies

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