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Definition of Gushingly
1. Adverb. In a gushing manner. "A gushingly prolific writer"
Definition of Gushingly
1. adv. In a gushing manner; copiously.
Definition of Gushingly
1. Adverb. In a gushing manner; with overeffusive sentimentality. ¹
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Definition of Gushingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gushingly
Literary usage of Gushingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rips and Rapsby Lisle de Vaux Matthewman, Thomas Fleming by Lisle de Vaux Matthewman, Thomas Fleming (1903)
"is hard to see why | we should be gushingly thankful for what we do not want, as
long as what we do want is denied us. t is most irritating to hear "1 told ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... gushingly (gush'ing-li), adr. 1. In a gushing manner. ... With extravagant
display of sentiment or feeling: as, to write or speak gushingly. ..."
3. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (1881)
"Old acquaintances welcomed him gushingly, and new ones were proud to shake him
by the hand. He was asked why he had "tarried away so many months. ..."
4. A Diary from Dixie by Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut (1905)
"The English are gushingly unhappy as to our family quarrel. Magnanimous of them,
for it is their opportunity. 1 Stephen R. Mallory was the son of a ..."
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