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mushy

  • /ˈmʌ.ʃi/
  • /ˈmʊ.ʃi/

Sounds like mushie · Rhymes with -ʌʃi, -ʊʃi

adjective mushier · more mushy · mushiest · most mushy

  1. Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular. I don't especially like mushy oatmeal.

    Similar: grumous, mushlike, pulpous, curdy, mushy, paplike, pappy, pobby, porridgelike, puddingish, puddinglike, puddingy

  2. Soft; squishy. The brake pedal is mushy sometimes when I step on it.

    Similar: smushy, spongy, squdgy, squitchy, squooshy

  3. Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy; sentimental, especially in a romantic way; maudlin. Skip the mushy, romantic scenes and get to the action.

    Similar: sappy, slushy, soppy, bathetic, cheesy, squishy, corny, drippy, gooey, hokey, icky, kitsch

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adj resembling or having the consistency of mush; semi-liquid, pasty, or granular

Españolblando, pastoso, fofo, fangoso
Françaispâteux
Deutschmatschig, breiig, labberig
Русскийкашевидный kaševidnyj, полужидкий polužidkij

adj soft; squishy

日本語柔らかい yawarakai
Françaismou
Deutschbreiig, labberig, matschig, schwabbelig
Русскиймягкий mjaxkij, расслабленный rasslablennyj

adj overly sappy, corny, or cheesy

Españolñoño, sensiblero, sentimental
Françaisà l'eau de rose, fleur bleue
Deutschkitschig, süßlich
Русскийслаща́вый slaščávyj

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@misc{mushy_2026,
  title = {mushy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mushy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}