gushy

gushy
gushy gushy adj. 1. extravagantly demonstrative; gushing[2]; as, to write unrestrained and gushy poetry.

Syn: effusive, emotional, gushing(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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