The meaning of Gushy

adjective

Cheerful and full of energy.

Usage examples:

She sounded ebullient and happy

adjective

Excited and enthusiastic

Usage examples:

He was openly ebullient after the election.

adjective

Showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

Usage examples:

An effusive welcome

adjective

Strongly expressed, or expressed with a lot of emotion

Usage examples:

Carville delivered his message to reporters in his typical effusive, arm-waving style.

adjective

Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.

Usage examples:

He could be wildly enthusiastic about a project

adjective

Showing enthusiasm

Usage examples:

Enthusiastic about you don't seem very enthusiastic about the party - don't you want to go tonight?

adjective

Covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive.

Usage examples:

Expansive beaches

adjective

Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.

Usage examples:

It was rather extravagant to buy both

adjective

More expensive than is necessary or reasonable, or having the characteristics of being expensive

Usage examples:

Company executives enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle., top athletes are showered with extravagant gi…

adjective

Spending or costing a lot of money

Usage examples:

Severe cuts in public spending mean that demands for extravagant pay rises are no longer realistic.…

adjective

Full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.

Usage examples:

A noisy bunch of exuberant youngsters

adjective

(esp. of people and their behavior) very energetic, and showing the happiness of being alive

Usage examples:

He is an exuberant dancer., his exuberance is contagious.

adjective

Complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree.

Usage examples:

The press are embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation

adjective

(of speech or writing) effusive or exaggeratedly enthusiastic.

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Gushing praise

verb

(of a liquid) flow out of something in a rapid and plentiful stream.

Usage examples:

Water gushed out of the washing machine

adjective

Expressing a positive feeling, especially praise, in such a strong way that it does not sound sincere

Usage examples:

One of the more gushing newspapers described the occasion as "a fairy-tale wedding".

verb

Put (something) down gently or carefully.

Usage examples:

She laid the baby in his cot

noun

The general appearance of an area of land.

Usage examples:

The lay of the surrounding countryside

noun

An act or instance of having sex.

adjective

Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

Usage examples:

A lavish banquet

verb

Bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on.

Usage examples:

The media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film

adjective

Spending, giving, or using more than is necessary or reasonable; more than enough

Usage examples:

The team has the most lavish training facility in the league., they live in a lavishly furnished ap…

adjective

(of literature, art, or music) expressing the writer's emotions in an imaginative and beautiful way.

Usage examples:

He gained a devoted following for his lyrical cricket writing

adjective

Expressing personal thoughts and feelings in a beautiful way

Usage examples:

The book contains lyrical descriptions of the author's childhood., i recall rosie waxing lyrical ab…

adjective

Abbreviation for over the top uk informal

adjective

Too enthusiastic

Usage examples:

Her haircut looked as if her mother had been over-enthusiastic with the kitchen scissors., one over…

adjective

In the form of a rhapsody, or expressing powerful feelings

Usage examples:

The slow movement is wonderfully moody and rhapsodic.

adjective

Without reservations; complete.

Usage examples:

He has had their unreserved support

adjective

Without any doubts or feeling uncertain; total

Usage examples:

Critics expressed unreserved enthusiasm for the book., i searched the pub for an unreserved table.

adjective

Not restrained or restricted.

Usage examples:

A display of unrestrained delight

adjective

Not limited in any way

Usage examples:

Unrestrained fury, unrestrained capitalism