squashy

[ skwosh-ee, skwaw-shee ]
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adjective,squash·i·er, squash·i·est.
  1. easily squashed; pulpy.

  2. soft and wet, as the ground after rain.

  1. having a squashed appearance.

Origin of squashy

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; squash1 + -y1

Other words from squashy

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

Words Nearby squashy

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How to use squashy in a sentence

  • Our squashy faces and slow development are part of what makes us human, weird dental development and all.

  • Pretty smart shower too; the roofs of the mud houses got squashy and slipped down on the inhabitants.

  • Harper pounced on the squashy thing on the floor, feverishly pushed back the projecting insides, closely examined it.

    The 4-D Doodler | Graph Waldeyer
  • The cheese cakes and fried turnovers proved very good for tree eating and not too squashy.

  • The ground gave under his feet, and at every step a squashy sound was heard, as if the handle were being drawn out of a churn.

    Dame Care | Hermann Sudermann
  • Somethink brittle that cracked like rotten sticks under my 'eel, an' then I slid on something round an' squashy.

    Golden Stories | Various

British Dictionary definitions for squashy

squashy

/ (ˈskwɒʃɪ) /


adjectivesquashier or squashiest
  1. easily squashed; pulpy: a squashy peach

  2. soft and wet; marshy: squashy ground

  1. having a squashed appearance: a squashy face

Derived forms of squashy

  • squashily, adverb
  • squashiness, noun

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