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mushy

adjective

effusively or insincerely emotional

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
M
Ends with
Y
Contains
US
Scrabble score
13

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Pronunciation

ˈmʌʃi

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. effusively or insincerely emotional

    “a bathetic novel”

adjective

  1. having the consistency of mush

In context

Example Sentences

a bathetic novel
maudlin expressions of sympathy
mushy effusiveness
a schmaltzy song
sentimental soap operas

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