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mush·y
 mushy
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- pronunciation:
- muh
shi
[or]
mU
shi
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
mushier, mushiest |
| definition 1: |
soft and pulpy; resembling mush.
I overcooked the Brussels sprouts, so they're a bit mushy.- synonyms:
- pulpy, soft
- antonyms:
- firm
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| definition 2: |
(informal) excessively sentimental or emotional.
Are you writing your girlfriend another mushy love letter?- synonyms:
- gushy, maudlin, mawkish, schmaltzy, sentimental, syrupy
- similar words:
- bathetic, exaggerated, histrionic, melodramatic, overdone, overwrought, soft
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| related words: |
melodramatic, romantic, sentimental, soft |
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| derivations: |
mushily (adv.), mushiness (n.) |
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