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- [sluhsh-ee]
- /ˈslʌʃ i/
- /ˈslʌʃ.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sluhsh-ee]
- /ˈslʌʃ i/
Definitions of slushy word
- adjective slushy of or relating to slush. 1
- adjective slushy Informal. tritely sentimental; mushy. 1
- adjective slushy ice, snow: half-melted 1
- adjective slushy romantic or sentimental 1
- adjective slushy Slushy ground is covered in dirty, wet snow. 0
- adjective slushy If you describe a story or idea as slushy, you mean you dislike it because it is extremely romantic and sentimental. 0
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Origin of slushy
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95; slush + -y1
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Parts of speech for Slushy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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slushy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
slushy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slushy
adj slushy
- aqueous — In chemistry, an aqueous solution or cream has water as its base.
- bathetic — containing or displaying bathos
- boggy — Boggy land is very wet and muddy land.
- caked — If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.
- dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.
adjective slushy
- gooey — like or covered with goo; sticky; viscid.
- juicy — full of juice; succulent: a juicy pear.
- maudlin — tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
- mawkish — characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
- muculent — Slimy; moist and moderately viscous.
adverb slushy
- mawkishly — In a mawkish manner.
noun slushy
- mawkishness — characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
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