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.

  2. The banana was brown and mushy.

  3. This fig is mushy on the inside.

  4. These strawberries are all squashed and mushy.

    deDiese Erdbeeren sind matschig gequetscht. — Yorwba

  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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