Meaning

3 senses
  1. Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular.

    I don't especially like mushy oatmeal.

    matschig, breiig, labberig

    кашевидныйkaševidnyj, полужидкийpolužidkij

    having the consistency of mush

  2. Soft; squishy.

    The brake pedal is mushy sometimes when I step on it.

    breiig, labberig, matschig

    мягкийmjaxkij, расслабленныйrasslablennyj

  3. Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy; sentimental, especially in a romantic way; maudlin.

    Skip the mushy, romantic scenes and get to the action.

    kitschig, süßlich

    слаща́выйslaščávyj

Examples

16 sentences
  1. Don't get all mushy on me.

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  2. The banana was brown and mushy.

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  3. This fig is mushy on the inside.

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  4. These strawberries are all squashed and mushy.

    deDiese Erdbeeren sind matschig gequetscht.

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  5. The flesh of this watermelon is too mushy.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
resembling or having the consistency of mush; semi-liquid, pasty, or granular:
soft; squishy:
overly sappy, corny, or cheesy:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
resembling or having the consistency of mush; semi-liquid, pasty, or granular:
soft; squishy:
overly sappy, corny, or cheesy:

Forms

mushier/more mushy, mushiest/most mushy
Comparativemushier / more mushy Lesson
Superlativemushiest / most mushy Lesson

regular

Synonyms

45 synonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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