mushy

mushy
mushy (adj.) "soft, pulpy, 1839; "sentimental," 1870; from MUSH (Cf. mush) (n.) + -Y (Cf. -y) (2). Mush (n.) in a transferred sense of "sentimentality" is attested from 1908.

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  • Mushy — may refer to: Tony Mushy Buckley (born 1980), Irish rugby union player Mushy Callahan (1904–1986), American light welterweight champion boxer Mushy peas, a thick green lumpy soup of prepared marrowfat peas This disambiguation page lists articles… …   Wikipedia

  • Mushy — Mush y, a. Soft like mush; figuratively, good naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental. [1913 Webster] She s not mushy, but her heart is tender. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mushy — [adj1] doughy, soft gelatinous, jelled, mashy*, muddy, pap*, pastelike, pulpous, pulpy, quaggy, semiliquid, semisolid, slushy, spongy, squashy*, squishy*; concepts 604,606 Ant. hard, stiff mushy [adj2] romantic, corny bathetic, effusive,… …   New thesaurus

  • mushy — [mush′ē] adj. mushier, mushiest 1. a) like mush; thick, soft, and yielding b) poorly defined; blurry [the old recording had a mushy sound] 2. Informal affectionate or sentimental in a maudlin fashion mushily adv …   English World dictionary

  • mushy — *sentimental, romantic, mawkish, maudlin, soppy, slushy …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • mushy — ► ADJECTIVE (mushier, mushiest) 1) in the form of mush. 2) cloyingly sentimental. DERIVATIVES mushiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • mushy — [[t]mʌ̱ʃi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Vegetables and fruit that are mushy are soft and have lost most of their shape. When the fruit is mushy and cooked, remove from the heat. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone or something as mushy, you… …   English dictionary

  • mushy — UK [ˈmʌʃɪ] / US adjective Word forms mushy : adjective mushy comparative mushier superlative mushiest 1) consisting of a thick soft mass mushy potatoes 2) romantic in a way that seems silly and not sincere a mushy film …   English dictionary

  • mushy — adjective a) resembling or having the consistency of mush; semi liquid, pasty, or granular I dont especially like mushy oatmeal. b) soft; squishy …   Wiktionary

  • mushy — mush|y [ˈmʌʃi] adj 1.) soft, wet, and unpleasant ▪ Cook for two minutes until soft but not mushy. 2.) expressing or describing love in a silly way ▪ mushy romance novels …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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