Mushy (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Having the consistency of mush.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The cooked carrots were a bit mushy, so I mashed them into a puree with some butter and milk.
- The overripe bananas were too mushy to eat as is, so I used them in a smoothie.
- After boiling them for too long, the peas were mushy and lacked their usual crunch.
- The baby's oatmeal was a mushy, unappetizing mess, but she loved it anyway.
- The steamed vegetables were mushy and lacking in flavor, so I added some garlic and lemon juice to perk them up.
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Meaning 2
Effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Synonyms
- Schmaltzy
- Sappy
- Hokey
- Maudlin
- Soupy
- Drippy
- Slushy
- Bathetic
- Kitschy
- Soppy
- Sentimental
- Mawkish
- Schmalzy