mushy
pronunciation
How to pronounce mushy in British English:
UK [ˈmʌʃi]
How to pronounce mushy in American English:
US [ˈmʌʃi, ˈmʊʃi]
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- Adjective:
- having the consistency of mush
- effusively or insincerely emotional
Word Origin
- mushy (adj.)
- "soft, pulpy, 1839; "sentimental," 1870; from mush (n.) + -y (2). Mush (n.) in a transferred sense of "sentimentality" is attested from 1908.
Example
- 1. Yuck , sounds like a mushy chick flick .
- 2. Don 't be afraid of brown spots or mushy parts that can easily be cut away .
- 3. Valentine 's day is usually about romance and mushy love .
- 4. What if the vegetables are too hard or the rice too mushy ?
- 5. He has been receiving mushy cards and stuffed animals from his girlfriend on his birthdays for 10 years .