squishy
/ˈskwɪʃi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Subjective or vague.
adj
Vulnerable to physical damage; having low hit points or defense.
Example Sentences
- "The toy was soft and squishy, making it fun to squeeze."
- "The mud was squishy underfoot after the rainstorm."
- "I love how squishy the pillow is—it’s so comfortable to sleep on."
- "Bread is either cheap (soft, squishy supermarket loaves) or expensive (artisan bakery loaves)."
- "Finished with head and hair, the women pulled her up the bank to wash her body, the soft squishy mud registering for the first time on the outer consciousness of Isabelle’s mind."
- "How does the media love Twitter? Let us count the ways: as a tech platform practically indispensable to the work of newsgathering; as a metrics system designating clear numerical value to once-squishy concepts of popularity and esteem; as a gossip-fueled lunchroom of the elites more or less available for public participation; as an arena for duking out industry controversies ranging from #MeToo to opinions about opinion pages."
Etymology
From squish + -y.