goopy

English

Etymology

From goop +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuːpi/

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• Rhymes: -uːpi

Adjective

goopy (comparative goopier, superlative goopiest)

1. Having the consistency of goop.

   The flask had something goopy in it.

2. Vague; undefined or sentimental.
   • 2007 June 17, Jennifer Egan, “Woman Warriors”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “She’d had some goopy notion of self-sacrifice, or maybe it was self-punishment, of making amends.”

Derived terms

• goopily
• goopiness