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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

squooshy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈskwʊʃi/
  • (General-American) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From squoosh + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Squishy, smushy.
    • We stood on the bank of the dam surveying the squooshy wallow of mud. Jonah scooped up a fistful. 2000, Elizabeth Honey, William Clarke, Don't Pat the Wombat!:
    • Buttocks are squooshy like breasts. 2004, Michael Eigen, Psychotic Core:
    • "That was fast," Mrs. Woodie observed as Tee plumped down in the squooshy armchair. 2002, Jane Louise Curry, The Egyptian Box:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
squooshier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
squooshiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

squooshily · squooshiness