mushy

mushy

adj \ˈmə-shē, especially 2 also ˈmu̇-\

mush·i·ermush·i·est

Definition of MUSHY

1

a : having the consistency of mush : soft b : lacking in definition or precision

2

: excessively tender or emotional; especially : mawkishly amorous

— mush·i·ly \ˈmə-shə-lē, ˈmu̇-\ adverb

— mush·i·ness \ˈmə-shē-nəs, ˈmu̇-\ noun

Examples of MUSHY

1. <mushy fruit that was obviously overripe>

First Known Use of MUSHY

1839

Related to MUSHY

Synonyms: chocolate-box, cloying, drippy, fruity, gooey, lovey-dovey, maudlin, mawkish, corny, novelettish, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, slushy, soppy, soupy, spoony (or spooney), sticky, sugarcoated, sugary, wet

Antonyms: unsentimental

Related Words: dreamy, misty-eyed, moonstruck, moony, nostalgic, starry-eyed; feel-good, fuzzy; melodramatic, soap-operatic, soapy, sudsy; flat, insipid, soft-boiled, tasteless, vapid, watery; cutesy, twee [chiefly British]

Near Antonyms: unadulterated, unvarnished; antisentimental, cynical, hard-boiled, hard-edged, hardheaded

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Rhymes with MUSHY

brushy, gushy, plushy, rushy, slushy