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Webster 1913 Edition


Gushingly

Gush′ing-ly

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adv.
1.
In a gushing manner; copiously.
Byron.
2.
Weakly; sentimentally; effusively.
[Colloq.]

Definition 2024


gushingly

gushingly

English

Adverb

gushingly (comparative more gushingly, superlative most gushingly)

  1. In a gushing manner; with overeffusive sentimentality.
    • 1998, Robert Stone, Damascus Gate
      "We went to see Guys and Dolls in New York," Maria Clara said gushingly. "It was so typical. We thought of you."