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squashy

American  
[skwosh-ee, skwaw-shee] / ˈskwɒʃ i, ˈskwɔ ʃi /

adjective

squashier, squashiest
  1. easily squashed; pulpy.

  2. soft and wet, as the ground after rain.

  3. having a squashed appearance.


squashy British  
/ ˈskwɒʃɪ /

adjective

  1. easily squashed; pulpy

    a squashy peach

  2. soft and wet; marshy

    squashy ground

  3. having a squashed appearance

    a squashy face

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of squashy

First recorded in 1690–1700; squash 1 + -y 1

Example Sentences

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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

On a sunny, private patio populated by trilling birds and brightly colored Acapulco chairs, Iliza Shlesinger nestles into a squashy outdoor couch next to her rescue dog, Tian Fu.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2022

Prue suggests he'd be on a motorbike and would "have a squashy middle".

From BBC Aug. 21, 2018

Kobe Bryant is sitting on a squashy chair with his Oscar for best animated short when a brunette leans over and whispers, “Allison Janney to your right.”

From Washington Post Mar. 5, 2018

Edelman directed them to a long, squashy sofa.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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