mushy

[muhsh-ee, moo sh-ee]

adjective, mush·i·er, mush·i·est.

resembling mush; pulpy.

Informal. overly emotional or sentimental: mushy love letters.

Origin of mushy

First recorded in 1830–40; mush¹ + -y¹

Related formsmush·i·ly, adverbmush·i·ness, noun

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Related Words for mushiest

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

British Dictionary definitions for mushiest

mushy

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.