ˈgüē, ˈgüi adjective
( goo·i·er ; goo·i·est )
Etymology: goo (III) + -ey
1. : viscid , sticky
a geyser of coal-black, thick, gooey oil — H.A.Chippendale
a gooey mess of grated cheese — Green Peyton
2. : excessively effusive or sentimental : cloying
gave me a big, gooey hello — Ethel Merman
gooey sentimentality
gooey romance and tear-jerking melodrama — Time