mushy
/ˈmʌ.ʃi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular.
adj
Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy; sentimental, especially in a romantic way; maudlin.
Example Sentences
- "I don't especially like mushy oatmeal."
- "Today, some seafood experts say, the cheaper (though mushier) roe feeds 60 percent of the market."
- "The brake pedal is mushy sometimes when I step on it."
- "Compared with the excellent scroll wheels on the Basilisk V3 and G502 X, the G203’s scroll wheel feels less defined and mushier in its ratcheting."
- "Skip the mushy, romantic scenes and get to the action."
- "I am sure the hostess will leave off her list men and women who usually drink too much, the woman who gets mushy and tries to steal all the handsomest husbands, the man who offensively would take this opportunity to try to build up sales contacts, […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English mush Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mushy From mush + -y.