squashy meaning

UK US /ˈskwɑʃi/ 2 syllables

squashy (adjective): like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness.

squashy has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

squashy as an adjective

  1. like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness

    Synonyms: pulpy

    Similar: nonwoody

  2. (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: boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, swampy, waterlogged

    Similar: wet

  3. easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
    • spongy bread

    Synonyms: spongy, squishy, spongelike

    Similar: soft

How to pronounce squashy

squashy is pronounced /ˈskwɑʃi/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with squashy

Word lists: words starting with SQ · words ending in HY · 7-letter words

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