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单词 mushy
释义 mushy
\ˈməshē, -shi, chiefly dial ˈmu̇sh-\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: mush (I) + -y
1.
 a. : having the consistency of mush : soft, spongy
  < concrete mix should be mushy but not soupy — Building, Estimating & Contracting >
  < the ground is covered with a soft, mushy tundra carpet — W.W.Atwood b. 1906 >
 b. : lacking in definition : hazy, blurred
  < with more and more mushy effects, “artistic” photographers made imitation paintings — T.H.Benton †1975 >
  < you … hear the pings faintly through a voice tube and they sound mushy — H.S.Pease >
 c. : lacking precision of performance : sluggish
  < the plane became mushy and controls lost efficiency — John Lewellen >
  < at low speeds, aileron movements feel mushy and light — Flying >
2. : excessively tender or emotional : sentimental, effusive
 < mushy handling of crime — Emporia (Kans.) Gazette >
 < a mushy sentiment, unstable and only half-sincere — William McFee >
especially : mawkishly amorous
 < find a love story in that bunch of old magazines — a nice mushy one — Lippincott's Magazine >
Synonyms: see sentimental
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