Definition of Gooey

1. Adjective. Soft and sticky.

Exact synonyms: Icky
Similar to: Adhesive
Derivative terms: Goo

Definition of Gooey

1. Adjective. of or relating to goo ¹

2. Adjective. soft, sticky and viscous ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gooey

1. sticky or viscid [adj GOOIER, GOOIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gooey

goody
goody-goodies
goody-goody
goody-two-shoes
goody bag
goody bags
goody goodies
goody goody
goody gumdrops
goody two shoes
goodyears
goodygoodies
goodygoody
goodyship
gooed
gooey (current term)
gooeyness
gooeynesses
goof
goof-off
goof-proof
goof-up
goof-ups
goof around
goof off
goof up
goofball
goofed
goofer

Literary usage of Gooey

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Phonemic Awareness Through Language Play by Jill Norris (1998)
"Ask students to describe things that might be gooey or squishy or sticky. ... Thursday Have students tell something that they did to get gooey. ..."

2. What Birds Have Done with Me by Victor Kutchin (1922)
"... 'Jinny Pipe'; Hello, 'gooey Bill.'" And when the summer is over and gone, and October's last picture has faded and the tubes are twisted and dried, ..."

3. Monks' Cookbook by Himalayan Academy, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1997)
"... sticky ones), enjoying the sedentary TV life daily and interrupting viewing only by eating large meals and excessive snacking of salty and gooey foods. ..."

4. Circle Time Activities by Martha C. Cheney (1998)
"(Bend low) Back through the gooey mud. (Rush through sticky mud) Into the tall grass. (Swish palms) Swim, swim, swim. (Swimming motion) Safe on board we'll ..."

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