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SQUASHY (squashier, squashiest)
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, squashiest Dictionary entry overview: What does squashy mean?
• SQUASHY (adjective)
The adjective SQUASHY has 3 senses:
1. like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness
2. (of soil) soft and watery
3. easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
Familiarity information: SQUASHY used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: squashiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness
Synonyms:
pulpy; squashy
Similar:
nonwoody (not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of soil) soft and watery
Synonyms:
boggy; marshy; miry; mucky; muddy; quaggy; sloppy; sloughy; soggy; squashy; swampy; waterlogged
Context example:
swampy bayous
Similar:
wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
Synonyms:
spongelike; spongy; squashy; squishy
Context example:
spongy bread
Similar:
soft (yielding readily to pressure or weight)
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