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 [ˈmʌʃɪ]

adj mushier, mushiest

1. soft and pulpy

2. Informal excessively sentimental or emotional

mushily  adv

mushiness  n

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 When the fruit is mushy and cooked, remove from the heat.

2. (Informal) sentimental, emotional, wet (Brit. informal), sloppy (informal), corny (slang), sugary, maudlin, weepy, saccharine, syrupy, slushy (informal), mawkish, schmaltzy (slang), icky (informal), three-hankie (informal) Don't go getting all mushy and sentimental.

Translations

mushy [ˈmʌʃɪ] ADJ (mushier (compar) (mushiest (superl)))

1. (lit) → pulposo, mollar
mushy peas (Brit) → puré m de guisantes or (LAm) arvejas, chícharos mpl aguados(Mex)

2. (fig) → sensiblero, sentimentaloide

mushy [ˈmʌʃi] adj

[vegetables, fruit] → en bouillie

[movie] → à l'eau de rose
mushy peas [ˌmʌʃiˈpiːz] npl (British) → purée f de petits pois

mushy

adj (+er)

→ matschig; liquid, consistency → breiig; (= puréed) food, vegetables → püriert; mushy snow → Schneematsch m; to go mushy → zu Brei werden; (= go off: fruit) → matschig werden

(inf: = maudlin) → schmalzig

mushy [ˈmʌʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → come pappa (fig) → sdolcinato/a