Mushy — may refer to: Tony Mushy Buckley (born 1980), Irish rugby union player Mushy Callahan (1904–1986), American light welterweight champion boxer Mushy peas, a thick green lumpy soup of prepared marrowfat peas This disambiguation page lists articles… … Wikipedia
Mushy — Mush y, a. Soft like mush; figuratively, good naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental. [1913 Webster] She s not mushy, but her heart is tender. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mushy — [adj1] doughy, soft gelatinous, jelled, mashy*, muddy, pap*, pastelike, pulpous, pulpy, quaggy, semiliquid, semisolid, slushy, spongy, squashy*, squishy*; concepts 604,606 Ant. hard, stiff mushy [adj2] romantic, corny bathetic, effusive,… … New thesaurus
mushy — [mush′ē] adj. mushier, mushiest 1. a) like mush; thick, soft, and yielding b) poorly defined; blurry [the old recording had a mushy sound] 2. Informal affectionate or sentimental in a maudlin fashion mushily adv … English World dictionary
mushy — (adj.) soft, pulpy, 1839; sentimental, 1870; from MUSH (Cf. mush) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Mush (n.) in a transferred sense of sentimentality is attested from 1908 … Etymology dictionary
mushy — *sentimental, romantic, mawkish, maudlin, soppy, slushy … New Dictionary of Synonyms
mushy — ► ADJECTIVE (mushier, mushiest) 1) in the form of mush. 2) cloyingly sentimental. DERIVATIVES mushiness noun … English terms dictionary
mushy — UK [ˈmʌʃɪ] / US adjective Word forms mushy : adjective mushy comparative mushier superlative mushiest 1) consisting of a thick soft mass mushy potatoes 2) romantic in a way that seems silly and not sincere a mushy film … English dictionary
mushy — adjective a) resembling or having the consistency of mush; semi liquid, pasty, or granular I dont especially like mushy oatmeal. b) soft; squishy … Wiktionary
mushy — mush|y [ˈmʌʃi] adj 1.) soft, wet, and unpleasant ▪ Cook for two minutes until soft but not mushy. 2.) expressing or describing love in a silly way ▪ mushy romance novels … Dictionary of contemporary English