squashinessn.
Etymology: < squashy adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsquashiness.
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1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in I. 79/2 Give a trifle of strength and austerity to the squashiness of our friend's poetry.
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