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MUSHY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: mushier    , mushiest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Effusively or insincerely emotional

Example:

slushy poetry

Synonyms:

bathetic; drippy; hokey; kitschy; maudlin; mawkish; mushy; sappy; schmaltzy; schmalzy; sentimental; slushy; soppy; soupy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

emotional (of more than usual emotion)

Derivation:

mushiness (falsely emotional in a maudlin way)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having the consistency of mush

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

soft (yielding readily to pressure or weight)

Derivation:

mush (cornmeal boiled in water)

mush (any soft or soggy mass)

mushiness (a mushy pulpy softness)

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