mushy
/ˈmʌʃi
/adjective (mushier, mushiest)
1Soft and pulpy: mushy vegetables...
- Then the accompanying bouillon, a spicy broth scented with chilli and cumin with the customary soft, but not mushy, root vegetables and a sprinkling of firm, floury chickpeas.
- Keep tasting it - the rice should be soft but not mushy.
- When the rice is done, and that is when it's soft but not mushy, stir in the honey, chili paste and bacon.
Synonyms
soft, semi-liquid, pulpy, pappy, slushy, sloppy, spongy, squashy, squelchy, squishy
informal gooey, gloopy
British informal squidgy
rare pulpous
2 informal Excessively sentimental: a mushy film...
- Unfortunately, it seems as if he has a compulsion to negate those brilliant pieces by introducing ill advised mushy sentimentality.
- I know he doesn't like it when I get too mushy or sentimental but it's hard to contain my excitement sometimes.
- Then suddenly, when the card-shops decide to boost their sales, we get all mushy and sentimental.
Synonyms
sentimental, mawkish, over-sentimental, emotional, cloying, sickly, saccharine, sugary, syrupy;
British twee
informal slushy, sloppy, schmaltzy, weepy, cutesy, lovey-dovey, gooey, drippy, sloshy, soupy, treacly, cheesy, corny, icky, sick-making, toe-curling
British informal soppy
North American informal cornball, sappy, hokey, three-hanky
Derivatives
mushily
- I even smiled at the sight of David and Isabella dancing and beaming mushily at each other.
mushiness
/ noun ...- I feel the dryness of paper and the mushiness of banana peels and the roughness of dried bread as I rummage through the trash.
- The steak (called bistec a la plancha) turned out to be a featureless sliced fillet, and my order of halibut wrapped in hoja santa leaves was steamed into a state of vapid mushiness.
- Currants and mint give the rice-stuffed grape leaves a sweet, bright flavor rather than their characteristic one-note mushiness.