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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of squashy
Example Sentences
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When Jim McColloh says to me, 'There's old Squashy; gets on to his tears worse than ever; you can have him for twenty dollars if you want him.'
From Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 by Various
Then I telegraphed to Nick Pridgett, 'Will you pay fifty dollars for Squashy?'
From Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 by Various
"Squashy Creek" was suggested as a name at once more descriptive and appropriate.
From Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life by King, Charles
Squashy pomposities, Shocked at our violence, Let not one tactful hiss Break her new silence!
From Young Adventure, a Book of Poems by Benét, Stephen Vincent
Comin' back I had the giraffe; they're slow travellers, and Squashy is lame.
From Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 by Various
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