slushy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈslʌʃi/
Etymology
From slush + -y. In the sense of a cook, from the sense of slush meaning to refuse grease and fat collected in cooking.
Meanings
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Covered in slush.
I can remember, and not that long ago, when slushy mid-winter days like today always lead my feverish imagination down a murky hallway known as "shacking up."
1987 February 8, Robert Storen, “On Being Cozy with Mister Right”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 29, page 7:
- Having the consistency of slush.
- (figuratively) Of a person, soupy; sentimental.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slushier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| slushiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unslushy · slushily · slushiness
Synonyms
pulplike · oversentimental · hokey · maudlin · slushy · overwrought · icky · slushy · mushy · mushy · drippy · gooey · puddingish · mushlike · soppy · mawkish · puddinglike · corny · puddingy · soupy · grumous · mushy · curdy · kitschy · pulpy · kitsch · sappy · schmaltzy · porridgelike · squishy · treacly · bathetic · pobby · pultaceous · maudlin · pappy · paplike · puddingy · pappy · pulpous · overemotional · cheesy · sickly sweet · mushy · syrupy · soppy
Translations (9)
pl rozmokły (having the consistency of slush) · pl rozmokły (covered in slush) · mi kūrarirari (having the consistency of slush) · mi kūrarirari (covered in slush) · pl błotnisty (covered in slush) · bg кален (covered in slush) · mi kūtere (having the consistency of slush) · bg кишав (having the consistency of slush) · pl błotnisty (having the consistency of slush)