squishy

squishy
adjective /ˈskwɪʃi/
a) Yielding easily to pressure; very soft; especially, soft and wet, as mud.

Finished with head and hair, the women pulled her up the bank to wash her body, the soft squishy mud registering for the first time on the outer consciousness of Isabelle’s mind.

b) Subjective or vague.

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  • squishy — squish|y [ˈskwıʃi] adj soft and easy to press ▪ squishy mud …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • squishy — adj. the wrong word for adorable derived from when one cannot think of another word. Ex. That guy! He s sooo...soo.... Squishy? Yes! That s it! …   Dictionary of american slang

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  • squishy — adjective soft and wet or full of liquid: squishy mud squishiness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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