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单词 squashy
释义

squashy

adjective

ˈskwä-shē How to pronounce squashy (audio)
ˈskwȯ-
squashier; squashiest
1
: easily squashed
2
: softly wet : boggy
3
: soft because overripe
squashy melons
squashily
ˈskwä-shə-lē How to pronounce squashy (audio)
ˈskwȯ-
adverb
squashiness
ˈskwä-shē-nəs How to pronounce squashy (audio)
ˈskwȯ-
noun

Synonyms

  • flabby
  • mushy
  • pulpy
  • soft
  • spongy
  • squishy
  • squooshy
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Example Sentences

a bed covered in big squashy pillows
Recent Examples on the Web Sauté only a minute or two on each side, until the skin is crisped and the flesh is just springy rather than squashy. Janelle Davis, CNN, 25 May 2022 The squashy weekender is still shoppable for only $38. Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 16 Sep. 2021 Mentions of the squashy dessert can be traced back to the paper’s first year in circulation. Angela Roberts, baltimoresun.com, 19 Nov. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1

squashy

adjective

as in soft
giving easily to the touch a bed covered in big squashy pillows

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • soft
  • squishy
  • floppy
  • spongy
  • flabby
  • mushy
  • squooshy
  • pulpy
  • compressible
  • fleshy
  • doughy
  • limp
  • flaccid
  • droopy
  • pliant
  • pliable
  • lank
  • elastic
  • flexible
  • malleable
  • yielding
  • supple
  • bendable
  • resilient
  • light
  • workable
  • willowy
  • slack
  • crushable
  • airy
  • kneadable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • solid
  • rigid
  • stiff
  • hard
  • firm
  • sturdy
  • inflexible
  • unyielding
  • inelastic
  • sound
  • strong
  • resistant
  • tense
  • unbending
  • tough
  • compressed
  • compacted
  • indurated
  • stiffened
  • hardened
  • sturdy
  • substantial
  • tempered
  • rock
  • crush-proof
  • rocklike
  • condensed
  • adamantine
  • case-hardened
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