slushier

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• slushier — slush·y || slʌʃɪ adj. of or pertaining to slush, covered or filled with slush; overly sentimental …   English contemporary dictionary

• slushy — adjective (slushier; est) Date: 1791 being, involving, or resembling slush: as a. full of or covered with slush < slushy streets > b. made up of or having the consistency of slush < slushy snow > < a slushy mixture > c. having a cheaply… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• slushy — slushily, adv. slushiness, n. /slush ee/, adj., slushier, slushiest. 1. of or pertaining to slush. 2. Informal. tritely sentimental; mushy. [1785 95; SLUSH + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

• slushy — [[t]slʌ̱ʃi[/t]] slushier, slushiest 1) ADJ GRADED Slushy ground is covered in dirty, wet snow. Here and there a drift across the road was wet and slushy. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a story or idea as slushy, you mean you dislike… …   English dictionary

• slush — noun 1》 partially melted snow or ice. 2》 watery mud. 3》 informal excessive sentiment. verb make a soft splashing sound. Derivatives slushiness noun slushy adjective (slushier, slushiest). Origin C17: prob. imitative; cf …   English new terms dictionary

• slush — UK [slʌʃ] / US noun Word forms slush : singular slush plural slushes 1) [uncountable] snow that is starting to melt (= become water) and become dirty 2) [uncountable] informal romantic words, stories, or actions that you think are silly 3)… …   English dictionary

• slushy — /ˈslʌʃi/ (say slushee) adjective (slushier, slushiest) 1. of or relating to slush. –noun 2. Also, slusher, slushey. Colloquial a. a cook s assistant, performing menial tasks in the kitchen. b. World War I a mess orderly …  

• slush — [slush] n. [prob. < Scand, as in Dan sluske, ult. < IE base * (s)leu > SLEET] 1. partly melted snow or ice 2. soft mud; mire 3. refuse fat or grease from cooking, esp. on board ship 4. any of several greasy compounds used as lubricants… …   English World dictionary

• slushy — adj. (slushier, slushiest) like slush; watery. Derivatives: slushiness n …   Useful english dictionary