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squishy

 
Dictionary: squish·y   (skwĭsh'ē) pronunciation
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adj., squish·i·er, squish·i·est.
  1. Soft and wet; spongy.
  2. Sloppily sentimental.

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adjective

    Yielding easily to pressure or weight; not firm: mushy, pappy1, pulpous, pulpy, quaggy, soft, spongy, squashy, yielding. See resist/yield.

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IN BRIEF: Soft and damp.

pronunciation Life is a nacho. It can be yummy-crunchy or squishy-yucky. It just depends on how long it takes for you to start eating it. — John Updike

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
  Synonyms: spongy, squashy, spongelike

 
 
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