squashy
AdjectiveUS[skwah-shee]/ˈskwɑʃi/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (3)squashier, squashiest
- like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffnessSynonyms: pulpyOpposite woodySimilar nonwoody
- (of soil) soft and watery“the ground was boggy under foot”“a marshy coastline”“miry roads”“wet mucky lowland”“muddy barnyard”“quaggy terrain”“the sloughy edge of the pond”“swampy bayous”Synonyms: boggymarshymirymuckymuddyquaggysloppysloughysoggyswampywaterloggedOpposite drySimilar wet
- easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility“spongy bread”Synonyms: spongysquishyspongelikeOpposite hardSimilar soft
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Squash′y (-y̆), adjective
Easily squashed; soft.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54