ˈməshē, -shi, chiefly dial ˈmu̇sh- adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: mush (I) + -y
1.
a. : having the consistency of mush : soft , spongy
concrete mix should be mushy but not soupy — Building, Estimating & Contracting
the ground is covered with a soft, mushy tundra carpet — W.W.Atwood b. 1906
b. : lacking in definition : hazy , blurred
with more and more mushy effects, “artistic” photographers made imitation paintings — T.H.Benton †1975
you … hear the pings faintly through a voice tube and they sound mushy — H.S.Pease
c. : lacking precision of performance : sluggish
the plane became mushy and controls lost efficiency — John Lewellen
at low speeds, aileron movements feel mushy and light — Flying
2. : excessively tender or emotional : sentimental , effusive
mushy handling of crime — Emporia (Kans.) Gazette
a mushy sentiment, unstable and only half-sincere — William McFee
especially : mawkishly amorous
find a love story in that bunch of old magazines — a nice mushy one — Lippincott's Magazine
Synonyms: see sentimental