mushier; mushiest
1
a
: having the consistency of mush : soft
b
: lacking in definition or precision
2
: excessively tender or emotional
especially
: mawkishly amorous
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Examples of mushy in a Sentence
mushy fruit that was obviously overripe
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If your plant’s roots or stems are mushy and smelly, your plant may be affected by root rot.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2024
Creamy dishes, such as potato salad and macaroni salad, can become water, tough, or mushy.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Cooked Pasta or Rice Cooked pasta and rice tend to lose their texture and get mushy when frozen and thawed.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
The onions in onion jam get soft but not mushy and have a lovely translucent-honey appearance.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2024
Creamy dishes, such as potato salad and macaroni salad, can become water, tough, or mushy.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Cooked Pasta or Rice Cooked pasta and rice tend to lose their texture and get mushy when frozen and thawed.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
The onions in onion jam get soft but not mushy and have a lovely translucent-honey appearance.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Mushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mushy. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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