squishy

adjective \ ˈskwi-shē \

Definition of squishy

squishier; squishiest

1 :being soft, yielding, and usually damp

2 :not firm, steady, or fixed :soft: such as

a :lenient 1

b :imprecise

squishy estimates

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squishiness

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Examples of squishy in a Sentence

The ground was wet and squishy.
those are awfully squishy estimates for the final cost of a new football stadium

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That's because without a disciplined approach, the inquiry becomes squishy and subjective and could well open the door to unprincipled incursions on executive power - and simply the undoing of democratic electoral outcomes.

— chicagotribune.com, "Congress needs to open a formal impeachment inquiry," 28 Aug. 2017
And Marshall’s suggestion of a red-state/blue-state division of labor won’t convince populists who believe that their own message, not some squishy business-friendly centrism, is the ideal ice-breaker for white working-class voters.

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Do the New Democratic Centrists Come in Peace?," 28 Aug. 2017
Because the soft and squishy algae and bacteria does not easily fossilize, the researchers looked for their chemical fingerprints—a group of compounds common to algae, steranes, and compounds found in bacteria, hopanes.

— jason daley, Smithsonian, "How Microscopic Algae Kick-Started Life As We Know It," 22 Aug. 2017
This ought not to be a surprise; after all, what else happens when jacking a car up by a couple of inches and then fitting some squishy tires?

— jonathan m. gitlin, Ars Technica, "The 2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country, a brown station wagon for the 21st century," 11 Aug. 2017
A simple smear of mustard may do for purists, but there is so much potential to explore between the halves of that white squishy bun.

— paula forbes, GQ, "Fifty-Eight Ideas for Hot Dog Toppings," 30 June 2017
The alien is squishy and terrifying, the performances—from Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson most of all—are thoughtful and engaging, and the movie rattles with a disarming, elegantly realized dread.

— joanna robinson, HWD, "The Best Movies and TV Shows of 2017, So Far," 29 June 2017
Highlander’s seats are extremely comfortable too, soft but not squishy and firm enough and well formed to provide good back, hip and shoulder support.

— mark savage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Savage on Wheels: 2017 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited Platinum," 20 June 2017
Intrigued, Matloff wondered if there was a way to take these squishy arguments and put them to an observational test.

— NBC News, "Is the Universe Conscious?," 16 June 2017

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First Known Use of squishy

circa 1847

squishy Synonyms

Synonyms

flabby, mushy, pulpy, spongy, squashy, soft, squooshy

Antonyms

firm, hard, solid

Related Words

doughy, fleshy; droopy, flaccid, floppy, lank, limp, slack, yielding; bendable, compressible, crushable, elastic, flexible, kneadable, malleable, pliable, pliant, resilient, supple, willowy, workable; airy, light

Near Antonyms

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

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