mushy
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4.3
- adjective
- /ˈmʌʃi/
- Informal
:
meloso
- Mushy romance novels often rely on cliché phrases that make the story feel overly sentimental.
I might have been a little mushy, bro.
- I might have been a little mushy, bro.
- OK, let's get down to business because I'm getting very mushy.
- It's like I make I try it these days to like also do the kind of the cheesy, mushy, lovey stuff.
- And I think that it isn't being mushy headed to say, look, there are people, real people harmed by our activities.
Examples
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Dad even got a little mushy and drew a picture for her.
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My boyfriend says it's manly to be mushy in front of others.
Blog text (34) -
Stop, stop, stop with all of the mushy stuff.
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All right, enough of that mushy stuff.
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I do not usually get all mushy in public.
Fiction book (1997) -
- Don't get all mushy on me now.
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I know it sounds mushy, but I wouldn't want it any other way.
Blog text (28) -
Hey, don't let the mushy music fool you.
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I can't take you seriously with all that mushy, emotional stuff on your face, buddy.
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Let's not get mushy.
Synonyms
165
4.5
Having strong warm feelings about people or things from the past, often too emotional
56
4.6
Feels too sentimental and silly, like a movie or card
23
8.2
Showing fake feeling and too much emotion
23
7.0
Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake
22
3.7
Too emotional in a way that seems not sincere
17
8.6
Showing strong feelings rather than careful thought
8
8.2
Too sentimental or brightly decorated and not in good taste
8
8.0
Too emotional in a way that seems silly or not sincere
6
7.0
Showing too much emotion in a way that feels silly
5
7.9
Being too sweet or emotional in a way that seems false
3
8.2
Too sweet or emotional in a way that makes you feel sick
3
5.0
Showing too much feeling for the situation
2
8.7
Too emotional in a way that feels false or silly
2
9.4
Showing feelings that are not real and too sweet
1
7.9
Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake
1
5.8
Too emotional and sentimental in a way that seems silly
1
5.4
Overly sentimental and emotional in a way that seems false
1
9.9
Too sentimental in a way that feels fake or silly
1
3.9
Too sweet in taste or too emotional in style
Showing strong, simple feelings in a way that seems fake
Being very emotional in a way that feels fake
Too sweet and sentimental in tone or style
A little silly and too sentimental, feeling fake
Too sweet and emotional so it feels false
Too sentimental and not sincere
Being too emotional in a cheap, false way
Too emotional and sweet in a way that feels fake
Having too much sugar in taste or feeling too emotional
Antonyms
Compounds
- UK
1
4.5
A soft side dish made from peas cooked until thick, often served with fish and chips
How Sentimental
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word mushy is also used for feelings because people compare soft food to weak, overly sweet emotion, so a 'mushy' letter feels too soft and silly; that's why mushy can mean 'overly sentimental'.