oozy

adjective

ˈü-zē How to pronounce oozy (audio)
oozier; ooziest
Synonyms of oozynext
1
: containing or composed of ooze : resembling ooze
2
: exuding moisture : slimy

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This pizza is comes together fast with premade dough and is loaded with oozy red sauce, two different cheeses, spinach, and Italian sausage. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 21 Oct. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for oozy

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of oozy was in the 14th century

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oozy

adjective
ˈü-zē How to pronounce oozy (audio)
oozier; ooziest
: consisting of or resembling ooze
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