"squashy" meaning in All languages combined

See squashy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-squashy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: squashier [comparative], squashiest [superlative]
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  1. Easily squashed when pressed.
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  2. Resembling a bog or marsh underfoot.
    Sense id: en-squashy-en-adj-sWwzQUEh
  3. Resembling a squash.
    Sense id: en-squashy-en-adj-FklZ9~Rh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: squashily, squashiness

Inflected forms

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