adjective
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easily squashed; pulpy
a squashy peach
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soft and wet; marshy
squashy ground
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having a squashed appearance
a squashy face
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Origin of squashy
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You catch some of his maverick character in the small 1830 graphite portrait by Bendz: in the disheveled collar, the squashy fez, the pipe extending casually from his lips.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
We sit on the white, squashy couch on my glassed-in front porch, watching passersby watching us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
“What I really like about Lincoln is that there is such a lot of him — Not mere flabby flesh and squashy pulp, but regular downright grit.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2022
Group work often produces a buzz phenomenon: the group really feels it is achieving something on the squashy sofas.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2014
“Yummy, yummy squashy goodness,” Inkling mumbles to himself, as the butternut disappears in small, eager bites.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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