goopy

English

Etymology

From goop +‎ -y.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡuːpi/
  • Rhymes: -uːpi

Adjective

goopy (comparative goopier, superlative goopiest)

  1. Having the consistency of goop.
    The flask had something goopy in it.
  2. Vague; undefined or sentimental.
    • 2007 June 17, Jennifer Egan, “Woman Warriors”, in New York Times‎:
      “She’d had some goopy notion of self-sacrifice, or maybe it was self-punishment, of making amends.”
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