mushy (redirected from mushiest)

mush·y  (msh, msh)

adj. mush·i·er, mush·i·est

1. Resembling mush in consistency; soft.

2. Informal

a. Excessively sentimental. See Synonyms at sentimental.

b. Given to or displaying mawkish affection or amorousness.

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mushi·ly adv.

mushi·ness n.

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mushy

Adjective

[mushier, mushiest]

1. soft and pulpy

2. Informal excessively sentimental

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	mushy - having the consistency of mush soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight
	2.	mushy - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, schmaltzy, schmalzy, bathetic, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy, drippy emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"

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mushy

adjective 1. soft, squidgy (informal) slushy, squashy, squelchy, pulpy, doughy, pappy, semi-liquid, paste-like, semi-solid

adjective 2. (Informal) sentimental, wet Brit. (informal) sloppy (informal) corny (slang) sugary, maudlin, weepy, saccharine, syrupy, slushy (informal) mawkish, schmaltzy (slang) icky (informal) three-hankie (informal)

Translations

mushy [ˈmʌʃɪ] adj [vegetables] → casi hecho puré; [story] → sentimentaloide

mushy [ˈmʌʃɪ] adj [vegetables, fruit] → en bouillie; [movie etc] → à l'eau de rose

mushy [ˈmʌʃɪ] adj → matschig; [consistency] → breiig;

(inf) (= sentimental); rührselig;

mushy peas → Erbsenbrei m

mushy [ˈmʌʃɪ] adj [food] → spappolato/a (= sentimental); sdolcinato/a