gooey
/ˈɡui/
adjective
- Soft, sticky, and often messy in texture, like melted cheese or wet dough.
- The pizza was covered in gooey mozzarella cheese.
- Be careful — that candy gets gooey when it melts in your hand.
- The cookies came out of the oven warm and gooey in the center.
- Overly sentimental or emotional in a way that feels exaggerated or uncomfortable.
- He sent her a gooey love letter full of flowery phrases.
- I can't stand those gooey greeting cards that say 'You're my everything.'
- The movie's ending was too gooey for my taste, with everyone crying and hugging.
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