gushingly

gushingly

English

Etymology

gushing +‎ -ly

Adverb

gushingly (comparative more gushingly, superlative most gushingly)

1. So as to gush or flow forth.
   • 1982, Popular Photography (volume 89, number 9, page 118)

     Just send a good, strong current through, so that the water overflows gushingly, and shake the reels from time to time […]

2. In a gushing manner; with overeffusive sentimentality.
   • 1998, Robert Stone, Damascus Gate

     "We went to see Guys and Dolls in New York," Maria Clara said gushingly. "It was so typical. We thought of you."