Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Soft; spongy.
- adjective Making a squishing sound.
- adjective Not clearly definable; inexact.
- adjective Sentimental; mawkish.
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- adjective of an object or substance Yielding easily to pressure; very
soft ; especially, soft andwet , as mud. - adjective figuratively, of a person Used as a term of endearment.
- adjective
Subjective orvague .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
Etymologies
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Examples
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The bathroom design insured that that if a shower was taken before bed, the entire floor would remain squishy for hours.
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Others are what Margaret Thatcher might have called squishy, and proud to be so.
Charlie Gillis 2010
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Others are what Margaret Thatcher might have called squishy, and proud to be so.
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In fact, a good half of this record can be classified as squishy and gelatinous, lacking the attention to detail and melodic flair that characterised the best compositions on "Writer" and
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Antitrust standards are notoriously "squishy," and Varney's assertion that a New Deal-like relaxation of enforcement is a clear and present danger (hyperbole on my part) may be more populist than practical.
Discourse.net: Why Aren't Hardware Limits on Netbooks an Anti-Trust Violation? 2009
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Antitrust standards are notoriously "squishy," and Varney's assertion that a New Deal-like relaxation of enforcement is a clear and present danger (hyperbole on my part) may be more populist than practical.
Discourse.net: Why Aren't Hardware Limits on Netbooks an Anti-Trust Violation? 2009
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A decision to stay with an employer is based on intangible items, "squishy" things such as the relationship with the boss and co-workers and the organization's culture and values.
How to keep talent? Money alone won't guarantee job satisfaction. Joe Davidson 2011
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"Voters want another Marco Rubio-conservative person, an unquestioned conservative in the ranks," Haridopolos said, adding that the state Senate's "always been this kind of squishy place, and now it's unquestionably conservative."
The Fix: The 2012 Presidential Line! Felicia Sonmez 2010
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"Voters want another Marco Rubio-conservative person, an unquestioned conservative in the ranks," Haridopolos said, adding that the state Senate's "always been this kind of squishy place, and now it's unquestionably conservative."
Florida Republican Sen. George LeMieux mulling a 2012 bid against Sen. Bill Nelson Felicia Sonmez 2010
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Although it is only one film -- but Seth Rogen in "Knocked Up" is the "squishy" romantic lead.
Zaftig vs. Hollywood Thin aka TBTAM 2007
killeralgae commented on the word squishy
A word that is used often in an affectionate way, however, the texture it describes is often most repulsive, see limaceous
February 7, 2007