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gooeyness

gooeyness noun: the state or property of being gooey.

Noun

gooeyness (uncountable)

  1. The state or property of being gooey.
    • The trick to eating catheads was to get the butter on them before they got cold—then they were delicious. When, unluckily, they were allowed to get cold, they tended to a gooeyness, not unlike a wad of tired gum.1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 6, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 30

Forms of gooeyness

alternative formgooiness

Origin of gooeyness

From gooey + -ness.

Questions about gooeyness

What does gooeyness mean?
Gooeyness means the state or property of being gooey.
What part of speech is gooeyness?
Gooeyness is a noun.

Words near gooeyness in the dictionary

  1. gooey butter cakes
  2. gooeyduck
  3. gooeyducks
  4. gooeyer
  5. gooeyest
  6. gooeyness
  7. gooeys
  8. goof
  9. goof around
  10. goof off
  11. goof on

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