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gushiest

gushiest is the superlative form of gushy.

Meaning of gushy

Adjective

gushy (comparative gushier, superlative gushiest)

  1. Gushing; effusive and often emotional.
  2. (uncommon) Tending to gush, to produce a large flow of liquid.
    • Spouting water: Early Hawaiians named this l l/2-mile strip of coast Waikiki, or “spouting water,” its inland part a swamp nurtured by descending mountain streams and gushy spring waters. As early as the 1400s, Hawaiians utilized this water ...1994, Houghton Mifflin Company, Insight, Insight Guides, Insight Guide Hawaii, Insight Guides

Questions about gushiest

What is gushiest the superlative form of?
Gushiest is the superlative form of gushy.

Words near gushiest in the dictionary

  1. gushets
  2. gushfest
  3. gushfests
  4. Gushi
  5. gushier
  6. gushiest
  7. gushily
  8. gushiness
  9. gushing
  10. gushingly
  11. gushingness

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