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gush·y

 (gŭsh′ē)
adj. gush·i·er, gush·i·est
Marked by excessive displays of sentiment or enthusiasm.

gush′i·ly adv.
gush′i·ness n.
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gushy

(ˈɡʌʃɪ)
adj, gushier or gushiest
informal displaying excessive admiration or sentimentality
ˈgushily adv
ˈgushiness n
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gush•y

(ˈgʌʃ i)

adj. gush•i•er, gush•i•est.
given to or marked by excessively effusive or sentimental talk, behavior, etc.
[1835–45]
gush′i•ly, adv.
gush′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.gushy - extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry"
demonstrative - given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an affectionate and demonstrative family"
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gushy

adjective
Affectedly or extravagantly emotional:
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gushy

adj (pej inf)schwärmerisch
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The wonderful Daisy Steere brings her younger, gushier, innocent self to life.
While Caroline Quentin, with her cries of "Oh bless your heart!", comes on like a gushier Kevin McCloud (reminding us frequently that she once did up an old house herself), a mill historian is brought in to fill Nick and Heather in about their old wooden water mill.