as in muddy
full of or covered with soft wet earth
lost a shoe in the oozy field
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Recent Examples of oozy
Patrons come for a creative Vietnamese American take on coffee, bakery items, and brunch with a shrimp coconut rice omelet, black sesame cinnamon rolls, and oozy egg and pork sandwiches.
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Amanda Calnan Vowels,
AFAR Media,
30 Jan. 2025
The standout dish of the meal was a simple preparation of leeks that was topped with oozy stracciatella cheese, an herbaceous sweet-and-sour vinaigrette shot through with tarragon, and the toasty crunch of hazelnuts.
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Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
30 Dec. 2024
In this salad, peppery arugula, an oozy, creamy burrata and crunchy pistachios balance and enhance the fruit.
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Lynda Balslev,
The Mercury News,
3 June 2024
First, the cheese must be fully melted and oozy.
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Zaynab Issa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Mar. 2023
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Amanda Calnan Vowels,
AFAR Media,
30 Jan. 2025
The standout dish of the meal was a simple preparation of leeks that was topped with oozy stracciatella cheese, an herbaceous sweet-and-sour vinaigrette shot through with tarragon, and the toasty crunch of hazelnuts.
—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
30 Dec. 2024
In this salad, peppery arugula, an oozy, creamy burrata and crunchy pistachios balance and enhance the fruit.
—
Lynda Balslev,
The Mercury News,
3 June 2024
First, the cheese must be fully melted and oozy.
—
Zaynab Issa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oozy
Adjective
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Not even foundations are visible, and a long gravel road toward that part of the island leads past occasional farms and vast swaths of emptiness and then, finally, to a muddy riverbank thick with mosquitos.
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After all that digging and splashing, a muddy dog still has to come back inside.
Adjective
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That essence is slimy, stinky and unrelenting, as reflected in the mass of algae that infests the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
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The threat is the slimy Yeerks, who can take control of people’s bodies — an ability that gives the show a particular form of tension.
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“Oozy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oozy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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