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slushy

[ sluhsh-ee ]

/ ˈslʌʃ i /

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adjective, slush·i·er, slush·i·est.

of or relating to slush.

Informal. tritely sentimental; mushy.

Origin of slushy

First recorded in 1785–95; slush + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM slushy

slush·i·ly, adverb slush·i·ness, noun

Words nearby slushy

slurry, slurve, slush, slush fund, slush pile, slushy, slut, slut-shame, slutch, sluter, slutty

Example sentences from the Web for slushy

A slushy dysfunctional housewife chokes on a sandwich in her kitchen and wakes up to find that she has been saved by God.

Anne Heche’s Crazy New Movie, ‘That’s What She Said’ |Lorenza Muñoz |October 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It will not freeze solid, but rather achieve the consistency of a slushy.

Celeb Chefs' Holiday Cocktails |Jacquelynn D. Powers |November 19, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
But early this morning the race was canceled as rain and high temperatures rendered the course a slushy mess.

Let the Games Begin! |The Daily Beast |February 10, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
This morning is slushy gray New York at its most forbidding.

The Bag Lady Papers Cont'd |Alexandra Penney |December 22, 2008 |DAILY BEAST

About four inches of slushy snow lay upon the half-frozen ruts of the roads.

Rayton: A Backwoods Mystery |Theodore Goodridge Roberts
Throughout the rest of the afternoon he set himself a pace, knee-deep in slushy mud, which Garry could not have maintained.

Then I'll Come Back to You |Larry Evans
To sweep a slushy crossing for eight hours on a day when the east wind is blowing is a disgusting occupation.

Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man |Oscar Wilde
We went halfway to our knees at every step in the now soft, slushy snow.

A Busy Year at the Old Squire's |Charles Asbury Stephens
The plateau, however, lay on the northern side of a great peak, and was covered with slushy snow.

The Gold Trail |Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for slushy

slushy

/ (ˈslʌʃɪ) /

adjective slushier or slushiest

of, resembling, or consisting of slush

noun plural slushies

an unskilled kitchen assistant

Derived forms of slushy

slushiness, noun