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mushy

[ muhsh-ee, moosh-ee ]

adjective

, mush·i·er, mush·i·est.
  1. resembling mush; pulpy.
  2. Informal. overly emotional or sentimental:

    mushy love letters.



mushy

/ ˈmʌʃɪ /

adjective

  1. soft and pulpy
  2. informal.
    excessively sentimental or emotional
“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


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Derived Forms

  • ˈmushiness, noun
  • ˈmushily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • mushi·ly adverb
  • mushi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mushy1

First recorded in 1830–40; mush 1 + -y 1
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Example Sentences

But no doubt the Budget illuminates the priorities of classic Labour instincts, not the mushy middle.

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Long delays will mean shippers will be trying to foist mushy brown bananas on consumers who might reject them.

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As Edward’s face changes following his radical treatment, Marino made additional prosthetics showing the transition, including an “extremely soft, mushy version” that, in a particularly Cronenbergian scene, Stan could pull off in chunks.

I proceeded with caution, simmering the herbs for about an hour, per the store’s instructions, until they were mushy and the tea was a deep, murky brown.

And what steps should one take if their lobster filling is too mushy/tough/runny?

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