mushy

«mushy» in Mova's school dictionary: soft and squashy, like mashed food or over-ripe fruit — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (mushy, mushier, mushiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Mushy means soft and squashy, like mashed food or over-ripe fruit. tree →

2) (informal) Mushy means too sentimental, full of soppy love feelings: a mushy film. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life «mushy peas» are a British dish served with fish and chips, and over-cooked vegetables go mushy. Children often call romantic films or kissing scenes «mushy». In science, fruit going mushy is a sign of decay. Phrases: «mushy peas», «go mushy», «all mushy».

examples

• The banana went mushy in my lunchbox. tree →
• We had fish and chips with mushy peas. tree →
• The cereal turns mushy if you leave it in the milk too long. tree →
• Ugh, this film is too mushy! tree →
• Cook the carrots longer if you like them mushy. tree →
• The card was full of mushy poems. tree →

note

Comparatives: mushier, mushiest. From «mush» (a soft wet mass). The sentimental sense is informal and slightly mocking, not rude.

In the corpora

• Anteaters get a specially made mushy mix that copies an ant diet, because a zoo cannot collect enough wild ants.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mushy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.