mushy

/ˈmʌʃi/

/ˈmʌʃi/

Other forms: mushier; mushiest; mushily

You might use the adjective mushy to describe an overripe banana or a tear-jerker of a commercial. Either way, it describes something soft.

Mushy is a good word for talking about something that's doughy or pulpy, whether it's a hunk of modeling clay or your out-of-shape belly. Another way to use mushy is to mean sticky and sentimental, like a mushy love scene in a terrible movie or a mushy greeting card. Either way, the word comes from mush, or porridge, which originated from mash, or "soft mixture."

Definitions of mushy

1. adjective

   having the consistency of mush
   synonyms:

   soft

   yielding readily to pressure or weight
2. adjective

   very sentimental or emotional
   “mushy effusiveness”

   synonyms: bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, sappy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy

   emotional

   of more than usual emotion