Extremely over-the-top emotional
Gushiest is the superlative form of gushy, meaning the most effusively sentimental or enthusiastic.
Someone giving the gushiest praise is laying it on thickest: Her acceptance speech was the gushiest of the night.
The word suggests excessive emotional display that may feel insincere or over-the-top.
Most cloyingly sentimental
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Extremely over-the-top emotional
Gushiest is the superlative form of gushy, meaning the most effusively sentimental or enthusiastic.
Someone giving the gushiest praise is laying it on thickest: Her acceptance speech was the gushiest of the night.
The word suggests excessive emotional display that may feel insincere or over-the-top.
1. effusive — sappiest, Most cloyingly sentimental; mushiest (Most excessively sentimental); schmaltziest (Most excessively sentimental); cheesiest (Most cheaply sentimental); corniest · syrupiest · soapiest
EMOTIONAL EXPRESSIVENESSgushiest ≠ driest Containing least moisture; coldest · iciest · coolest · stiffest · bluntest
sincerity/authenticitygushiest ≠ plainest Most unadorned
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Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/gushiest