squidgy
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˈskwɪdʒi/
- UK
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blando
- The cake was so squidgy that it melted in my mouth.
They have this squidgy little thing which I just want to eat.
- They have this squidgy little thing which I just want to eat.
- And if my sons are going to take a soft toy to bed with them, they will normally choose a Jelly cat just because they're so soft and squidgy.
- He's made he's made of squidgy that beak awful.
- Going to use a well sided tape isn't Oh, it's like a little squidgy.
Examples
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He handed me a squidgy tomato that felt ripe and ready to eat.
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They have this squidgy little thing which I just want to eat.
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They were like these squidgy things that you could squidge, and I'm like that really just go for a run.
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It's another one of these squidgy ones, and it's got this kind of marble print on it, which doesn't really look that much like marble because it's quite poor quality.
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After the rain, the ground became squidgy and difficult to walk on.
Synonyms
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1.0
Easily pressed when you touch it
42
2.5
Covered in a wet, slippery layer, like on fish or rocks
32
3.0
Soft and easy to squeeze, often a little wet and spongy
32
3.2
Soft and sticky like warm chocolate or cheese
11
2.2
Soft and full of small holes that soak up liquid easily
2
5.6
Thick and sticky in a wet, unpleasant way
1
3.6
Soft and easy to crush, often wet or spongy
1
2.8
Easy to press and feels like a sponge
1
5.5
Thick and sticky in a messy way
1
3.7
Soft and wobbly with a thick, partly solid feel
1
3.8
Soft and gooey when warm, often used for food
1
4.8
Thick, soft, and wet like mud that makes walking hard
1
2.8
Easy to press by hand to change shape or let out what is inside
1
2.5
Food that is soft to touch with a sticky, melted inside
1
8.8
Sticky and messy with a soft unpleasant covering
1
6.1
Soft, wet ground that makes a sucking sound when you step on it
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7.5
Soft and runny so you can dip food into it
Feels squishy and a little wet when pressed
Easy to press by hand, like a soft tube or bottle
Soft and full of small holes that soak up liquids
Very wet and soaked through with water
Soft and mushy in texture like overcooked porridge
Antonyms
How Soft
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word squidgy probably comes from playful sounds like squish and squeeze and from an old informal word squidge that meant 'to squeeze'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine pressing something that gives, because squidgy means 'soft, wet, and easily squeezed'.