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- 1. easily crushed or squeezed into a different shape; having a soft consistency: "a big, squashy leather chair" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / ˈskwɒʃ.i / us / ˈskwɑː.ʃi / Add to word list. soft and easy to crush: I've bought some squashy pillows for the couch. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Soft and fluffy. anneal. as smooth as silk/a baby's bottom idiom. billowy. cottony. feathery. frothily. frothy. gauzy. lathery. limp. silky. softener. softness. soggily.
adjective. us / ˈskwɑː.ʃi / uk / ˈskwɒʃ.i / Add to word list Add to word list. soft and easy to crush: I've bought some squashy pillows for the couch. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Soft and fluffy. anneal. as smooth as silk/a baby's bottom idiom. billowy. cottony. feathery. frothily. frothy. gauzy. lathery. limp. silky. softener.
1. : easily squashed. 2. : softly wet : boggy. 3. : soft because overripe. squashy melons. squashily. ˈskwä-shə-lē. ˈskwȯ- adverb. squashiness. ˈskwä-shē-nəs. ˈskwȯ- noun. Synonyms. flabby. mushy. pulpy. soft.
Definition of 'squashy' Word Frequency. squashy. (skwɒʃi ) Word forms: comparative squashier, superlative squashiest. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Squashy things are soft and able to be squashed easily. ...deep, squashy sofas. Synonyms: soft, yielding, mushy, spongy More Synonyms of squashy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Squashy definition: easily squashed; pulpy.. See examples of SQUASHY used in a sentence.
'squashy' is a correct and usable word in written English. You can use it to describe something that is soft, yielding, and easily squashed, like a stuffed toy. For example: "The teddy bear felt squashy in my arms."
Definition of squashy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility. synonyms: spongelike, spongy, squishy. soft. yielding readily to pressure or weight. adjective. like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness. synonyms: pulpy. nonwoody. not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood. adjective.
Define squashy. squashy synonyms, squashy pronunciation, squashy translation, English dictionary definition of squashy. adj. squash·i·er , squash·i·est 1. Easily squashed. 2. Overripe and soft; pulpy. 3. Boggy; marshy: squashy ground. squash′i·ly adv. squash′i·ness n....
The earliest known use of the adjective squashy is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for squashy is from 1698, in the writing of John Fryer, traveller and writer. squashy is formed within English, by derivation.
