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gushingly en · ADV

Etymology

From gushing + -ly.

Meanings

1. So as to gush or flow forth.
   • Just send a good, strong current through, so that the water overflows gushingly, and shake the reels from time to time […] 1982, Popular Photography, volume 89, number 9, page 118:
2. In a gushing manner; with overeffusive sentimentality.
   • "We went to see Guys and Dolls in New York," Maria Clara said gushingly. "It was so typical. We thought of you." 1998, Robert Stone, Damascus Gate:

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