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mushy

[ muhsh-ee, moo sh-ee ]
/ ˈmʌʃ i, ˈmʊʃ i /

adjective, mush·i·er, mush·i·est.

resembling mush; pulpy.
Informal. overly emotional or sentimental: mushy love letters.

RELATED WORDS

muddy, spongy, squishy, sugary, sentimental, weepy, maudlin, wet, syrupy, gelatinous, pap, pulpy, quaggy, slushy, squashy, mashy, semiliquid, semisolid, effusive

Nearby words

  1. mushroom,
  2. mushroom anchor,
  3. mushroom cloud,
  4. mushroom slab construction,
  5. mushroom ventilator,
  6. mushyheaded,
  7. musial,
  8. musial, stanley frank,
  9. music,
  10. music box

Origin of mushy

First recorded in 1830–40; mush1 + -y1
Related formsmush·i·ly, adverbmush·i·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for mushiest

mushy

/ (ˈmʌʃɪ) /

adjective mushier or mushiest

soft and pulpy
informal excessively sentimental or emotional
Derived Formsmushily, adverbmushiness, noun
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Word Origin and History for mushiest

mushy

adj.

"soft, pulpy, 1839; "sentimental," 1870; from mush (n.) + -y (2). Mush (n.) in a transferred sense of "sentimentality" is attested from 1908.

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