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mushier

mushier is the comparative form of mushy.

Meaning of mushy

Adjective

mushy (comparative mushier or more mushy, superlative mushiest or most mushy)

  1. Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular.
    • I don't especially like mushy oatmeal.
  2. Soft; squishy.
    • The brake pedal is mushy sometimes when I step on it.
  3. Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy; sentimental, especially in a romantic way; maudlin.
    • Skip the mushy, romantic scenes and get to the action.

Questions about mushier

What is mushier the comparative form of?
Mushier is the comparative form of mushy.

Words near mushier in the dictionary

  1. Mushet steel
  2. Mushet steels
  3. mushhead
  4. mushheads
  5. mushie
  6. mushier
  7. mushies
  8. mushiest
  9. mushily
  10. mushin
  11. mushiness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mushier (page history and authors); mushy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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