mushy

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
13
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈmʌ.ʃi/
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/ˈmʌ.ʃi/ · /ˈmʊ.ʃi/

Definition of mushy

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular.
    “I don't especially like mushy oatmeal.”
    “Today, some seafood experts say, the cheaper (though mushier) roe feeds 60 percent of the market.”
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adj

  1. Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular.
    “I don't especially like mushy oatmeal.”
    “Today, some seafood experts say, the cheaper (though mushier) roe feeds 60 percent of the market.”
  2. Soft; squishy.
    “The brake pedal is mushy sometimes when I step on it.”
    “Compared with the excellent scroll wheels on the Basilisk V3 and G502 X, the G203’s scroll wheel feels less defined and mushier in its ratcheting.”
  3. Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy; sentimental, especially in a romantic way; maudlin.
    “Skip the mushy, romantic scenes and get to the action.”
    “I am sure the hostess will leave off her list men and women who usually drink too much, the woman who gets mushy and tries to steal all the handsomest husbands, the man who offensively would take this opportunity to try to build up sales contacts, […]”
    “The day before she left for college, she and Vicki said goodbye. They exchanged mushy cards and promised to write frequently.”
    “Those flower-bedecked cards being showered today on the male of the parental species may encourage one to ponder, in the mushiest language possible, what it means to be a dad.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From mush + -y.

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