mushy

[ muhsh-ee, moosh-ee ]
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adjective,mush·i·er, mush·i·est.
  1. resembling mush; pulpy.

  2. Informal. overly emotional or sentimental: mushy love letters.

Origin of mushy

1
First recorded in 1830–40; mush1 + -y1

Other words from mushy

  • mush·i·ly, adverb
  • mush·i·ness, noun

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How to use mushy in a sentence

  • Mushiness on key church doctrines, the argument goes, threatens the very Catholic-ness of institutions like Notre Dame.

    Obama's Catholic Conversion | John Hendren | May 16, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Oliver was making a good argument with no mushiness about it, and he had a long-settled habit of appreciating Ollie's arguments.

    The Preliminaries | Cornelia A. P. Comer

British Dictionary definitions for mushy

mushy

/ (ˈmʌʃɪ) /


adjectivemushier or mushiest
  1. soft and pulpy

  2. informal excessively sentimental or emotional

Derived forms of mushy

  • mushily, adverb
  • mushiness, noun

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