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Definition of Squishy
1. Adjective. Easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility. "Spongy bread"
Similar to: Soft
Derivative terms: Sponge, Sponginess, Sponginess
Definition of Squishy
1. Adjective. (context: of an object or substance) Yielding easily to pressure; very soft; ''especially'', soft and wet, ''as'' mud. ¹
2. Adjective. (figuratively of a person) (non-gloss definition Used as a term of endearment.) ¹
3. Adjective. Subjective or vague. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Squishy
1. squashy [adj SQUISHIER, SQUISHIEST] - See also: squashy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squishy
Literary usage of Squishy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Phonemic Awareness Through Language Play by Jill Norris (1998)
"Ask students to describe things that might be gooey or squishy or sticky.
Record their responses. Choose one child to act as the "mother" or "teacher" and ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1890)
"squishy. adj. Miry, boggy. [V. of Glos.] [Hund. of Berk.] SQUISH - SQUASH. adv.
Used to express the noise of walking through mud or shallow water. ..."
3. Adventure Guide to St. Martin & St. Barts by Lynne M. Sullivan (2003)
"... w 590-29-74-77 Sister shop to Terre St. Barths in St. Jean, Mandarine is
stocked with accessories you'll love (squishy hats that roll up for packing, ..."
4. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"had a clipped-out recipe for liver cutlets between the pages and lots of squishy
grown-up sex things that seemed improbable if not laughable. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"Sou/A. squishy. Sloppy and dirty. Eatt. SQUIT. Small. A word confined in its use.
"A little squit of a thing" is said disparagingly of a somewhat diminutive ..."
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