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squishy

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈskwɪʃi// UK //skwˈɪʃi// squishy Informal Slang Vulgar

adj. soft and easy to press or squeeze. You use this to describe things like sponges, soft fruit, or mud.

adj. yielding easily to pressure; soft and moist in texture. Often used to describe physical objects or, metaphorically, ideas and data that lack firm definition.


SIMPLE

The mud was wet and squishy under my boots.

CONTEXTUAL

The peaches were a bit too squishy to eat, so we used them to make jam instead.

COMPLEX

While the physical prototype felt squishy and durable, the engineers worried that the material would degrade quickly when exposed to direct sunlight over long periods.

Synonyms
Origin

From squish + -y.

Usage

Often follows linking verbs like 'feel', 'look', or 'become'.

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