MUSHY
What does "MUSHY" mean?
Soft and pulpy in texture, or excessively sentimental in feeling.
Meanings
- Soft, wet, and pulpy, having lost firm shape. The strawberries had gone mushy at the bottom of the bag.
- Excessively sentimental, soppy, or romantic. He turns all mushy whenever that old song comes on. informal
Word origin
From 'mush', a variant of 'mash', 'soft pulpy mass', plus '-y'; the sentimental sense developed in American English in the 19th century.
Remember it
MUSHY = 'mush' + 'y'; say it slowly and your mouth goes soft on the 'sh', the way the word's meaning does.
A little poem
The peach forgot to stay a peach;
the love note, too, went soft past reach.
couplet
Wordplay
- My oatmeal and my anniversary card had the same review this morning: too mushy, but somehow exactly what I needed.
What it teaches
The same softness we mock in a love letter is the one we crave when the world has been too firm with us.
Quick facts
What does MUSHY mean?
Soft and pulpy in texture, or excessively sentimental in feeling.
Is MUSHY a valid word?
Yes — MUSHY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MUSHY?
MUSHY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MUSHY come from?
From 'mush', a variant of 'mash', 'soft pulpy mass', plus '-y'; the sentimental sense developed in American English in the 19th century.
What can MUSHY teach us?
The same softness we mock in a love letter is the one we crave when the world has been too firm with us.
How players do
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