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Mushy

//ˈmʌ.ʃi// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular.

    "I don't especially like mushy oatmeal."

  2. 2
    Soft; squishy.

    "The brake pedal is mushy sometimes when I step on it."

  3. 3
    Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy; maudlin.

    "Skip the mushy, romantic scenes and get to the action."

Adjective
  1. 1
    effusively or insincerely emotional wordnet
  2. 2
    having the consistency of mush wordnet

Etymology

From mush + -y.

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