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gloopy

/ˈɡluːpi/

gloopy adjective: having a glutinous, sloppy consistency.

Adjective

gloopy (comparative gloopier, superlative gloopiest)

  1. (informal) Having a glutinous, sloppy consistency.
    • After the processing, there's a whole bunch of non-useful, gloopy chemicals left over.2008 August 21, Edward Burtynsky, “Edward Burtynsky's best shot”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2015
    Synonyms:
    gloppy

Synonyms of gloopy

Forms of gloopy

comparativegloopier
superlativegloopiest

Origin of gloopy

From gloop + -y.

Words formed from gloopy

Words that rhyme with gloopy

2 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about gloopy

What does gloopy mean?
Gloopy means having a glutinous, sloppy consistency.
What part of speech is gloopy?
Gloopy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gloopy?
Gloopy is pronounced /ˈɡluːpi/.

Words near gloopy in the dictionary

  1. gloopiest
  2. gloopily
  3. gloopiness
  4. glooping
  5. gloops
  6. gloopy
  7. Gloor
  8. Gloors
  9. glop
  10. glope
  11. gloped

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