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squash⋅y

[skwosh-ee, skwaw-shee]
–adjective, squash⋅i⋅er, squash⋅i⋅est.
1. easily squashed; pulpy.
2. soft and wet, as the ground after rain.
3. having a squashed appearance.

Origin:
1690–1700; squash 1 + -y 1


squash⋅i⋅ly, adverb
squash⋅i⋅ness, noun
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squash·y   (skwŏsh'ē, skwô'shē)   
adj.   squash·i·er, squash·i·est
  1. Easily squashed.

  2. Overripe and soft; pulpy.

  3. Boggy; marshy: squashy ground.

squash'i·ly adv., squash'i·ness n.
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