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Adjective: mushy (mushier,mushiest)  mú-shee
  1. Having the consistency of mush
     
  2. [informal] Effusively or insincerely emotional
    "mushy effusiveness";
    - bathetic, drippy [informal], hokey [N. Amer, informal], maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, schmaltzy [informal], schmalzy [informal], sentimental, sappy [informal], soppy [Brit, informal], soupy [informal], slushy [informal], cutesy [informal], gooey [informal], corny [informal], weepy [informal], cheesy [informal]

Derived forms: mushiest, mushier

See also: cornball [N. Amer, informal], emotional, lovey-dovey [informal], soft

Encyclopedia: Mushy