slushy

• Beschreibt etwas Weiches, Nasses und Schlammiges, wie tauender Schnee; wird auch für übertrieben sentimentale oder romantische Sprache oder Verhaltensweisen verwendet.

Describes something that is soft, wet, and messy, like melting snow; also used to describe overly sentimental or romantic language or behavior.

1. Resembling melting snowB1informal

   Having the consistency or appearance of partially melted snow; soft and watery.

   Schneematschig

   • The roads were slushy after the snowstorm.
   • He trudged through the slushy sidewalk.
   • The slushy ice made walking difficult.

   Synonymemushysloppysoggywatery

   Antonymefrozenhardsolid

2. Overly sentimentalB2informal

   Expressing emotion in an exaggerated, insincere, or mawkish way.

   Sentimental

   • The movie was too slushy for my taste.
   • She sent him a slushy Valentine's Day card.
   • His slushy speech made everyone cringe.

   Synonymecloyingmaudlinmawkishmushysaccharineschmaltzysentimentalsloppysoppysyrupy

   Antonymematter-of-factpracticalstoicunemotionalunsentimental