slushy

American  

[sluhsh-ee] / ˈslʌʃ i /

adjective

slushier, slushiest

1. of or relating to slush.

2. Informal. tritely sentimental; mushy.

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slushy British  

/ ˈslʌʃɪ /

adjective

1. of, resembling, or consisting of slush

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noun

1. an unskilled kitchen assistant

Other Word Forms

• slushily
  adverb
• slushiness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of slushy

First recorded in 1785–95; slush + -y ¹

Example Sentences

A blazing sun on several days of competition, mixed with some rain, had caused snow on the courses to turn soft and slushy, which in turns sticks to athletes' skis and snowboards.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Reising wore skis as he and other officials measured snow in a slushy meadow at Phillips Station near South Lake Tahoe, where rains in the last week began to melt the snow.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Instead, moving downward through Titan's icy shell would likely reveal additional layers of ice that gradually transition into slushy pathways and isolated pockets of liquid water closer to the moon's rocky interior.

From Science Daily • Dec. 20, 2025

The kind of bowl you crave after traipsing home through slushy streets with cold fingers.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

Fang and his bag crashed in the back of Faith's red Sunbird, parked a couple slushy football fields from the Palace.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx