oozy

adjective

ˈü-zē

oozier; ooziest

Synonyms of oozy

: containing or composed of ooze : resembling ooze

: exuding moisture : slimy

Examples of oozy in a Sentence

lost a shoe in the oozy field

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There’s something irresistibly oozy about Tommy Lee Jones as Frog, eliding the spaces between his words so that every sentence becomes a song. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026 The menu is full of sustaining stews, ample vegetables and, from the toné (clay oven), khachapuri, a genre of breads infiltrated by cheese and by turns fluffy, elastic, oozy and tender. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 Those chunks will melt on top into oozy, photo-worthy pools of chocolate. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026 So some of the menu items included burrata, the oozy cheese from Puglia, and a riff on the American invention the caesar salad. — Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oozy

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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oozy

adjective

ˈü-zē

oozier; ooziest

: consisting of or resembling ooze

oozy

adjective

Synonyms of oozy

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