mushy

[ muhsh-ee, moosh-ee ]

/ ˈmʌʃ i, ˈmʊʃ i /

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adjective, mush·i·er, mush·i·est.

resembling mush; pulpy.

Informal. overly emotional or sentimental: mushy love letters.

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Origin of mushy

First recorded in 1830–40; mush¹ + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM mushy

mush·i·ly, adverbmush·i·ness, noun

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How to use mushy in a sentence

You don’t want the potatoes to be mushy, because they may fall apart, but a small paring knife should cut through fairly easily with just a little bit of resistance.
How to make crispy, golden potatoes, every time|Becky Krystal|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
Some of these mushy things had to do with the relationship between doctors and patients.
How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (Ep. 444)|Stephen J. Dubner|December 17, 2020|Freakonomics
Once they’re shredded, it is important to drain the potatoes of as much water as possible — more liquid means a mushier latke.
This crisp, classic potato latke recipe delivers a satisfying, celebratory crunch|Olga Massov|November 30, 2020|Washington Post
You can sit down at the table and pop out fluffy discs of batter right there, rather than having to stand over a griddle flipping piles of pancakes that are going to inevitably end up lukewarm and mushy.
Nine kitchen gifts that do one thing really well|Sara Chodosh|November 26, 2020|Popular-Science

Others had the perfect rice and peas, each grain and bean whole and separate, never mushy.
Until I Can Go Back to My Favorite Restaurant, This Jerk Paste Is the Next Best Thing|Elazar Sontag|September 25, 2020|Eater
Mushiness on key church doctrines, the argument goes, threatens the very Catholic-ness of institutions like Notre Dame.
Obama's Catholic Conversion|John Hendren|May 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Oliver was making a good argument with no mushiness about it, and he had a long-settled habit of appreciating Ollie's arguments.
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British Dictionary definitions for mushy

mushy

/ (ˈmʌʃɪ) /

adjective mushier or mushiest

soft and pulpy

informal excessively sentimental or emotional

Derived forms of mushy

mushily, adverbmushiness, noun

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