mushy Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite having the consistency of mush
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adjective satellite effusively or insincerely emotional
sentimental; schmalzy; bathetic; soppy; kitschy; hokey; slushy; soupy; maudlin; schmaltzy; mawkish; drippy.
- a bathetic novel
- maudlin expressions of sympathy
- mushy effusiveness
- a schmaltzy song
- sentimental soap operas
- slushy poetry
WordNet
Mush"y adjective
Definitions
Soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental. She 's not mushy, but her heart is tender. G. Eliot.
