squashyadj.

Brit.

/ˈskwɒʃi/, U.S.

/ˈskwɔʃi/,

/ˈskwɑʃi/

Etymology: < squash v.¹ or squash n.¹

1. Of fruit, etc.: Having a soft or pulpy consistency; lacking in firmness.

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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > [adjective] > qualities of fruit

mellow1440

mellowy?1440

chokely1578

gross1578

choky1597

racy1651

mealy1673

squashy1698

rusty-coat1782

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > squashy

squashy1698

squdgy1892

squashable1902

squeezy1971

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 130 Having gone near Fifty Miles without eating more than a few squashy Figs.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 182 The Fruit..squashy, of a better Relish than Smell.

1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. 478 The Ear [of wheat] was seemingly full and good; but it prov'd to be squashy, and had no Kernel.

1837 T. Hook Jack Brag III. v. 185 A squashy French pie, made by a Cowes confectioner.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Squashy, soft, pulpy, watery. Warw[ick].

1883 E. J. Worboise Sissie (ed. 2) xix Squashy roly-poly pudding, with all the jam boiled out, and the water boiled in.

figurative.1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. xv. 290 Them young gells are like th' unripe grain; they'll make good meal by-and-by, but they're squashy as yet.

2. Of ground, etc.: Soft with, full of, water; soaking, marshy.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [adjective]

fen-lichc1000

fennyc1000

mooryOE

marshya1382

marshlyc1410

moorisha1492

queachy?a1500

marish1549

plashya1552

foggy?1555

fen-like1561

undrained1573

fennish1577

boggy1587

paludious1595

wealy1601

marishy1607

snapy1607

uliginous1610

quagmiry1623

paludiate1632

boggish1633

pooly1652

swampy1661

spouty1677

gouty1686

pondy1687

morassy1699

sloppy1699

lairy17..

soggya1722

swampish1725

splashy1727

squashy1751

haggy1765

gaulty1784

slumpy1823

sumpy1824

paludine1852

paludic1854

paludinal1856

paludian1860

paludinous1866

paludal1871

paludial1875

morassic1893

muskeggy1894

swamped1899

1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Daventry The banks in it resemble those of ponds and canals, with a watry squashy ground betw. them.

1818 J. Keats Lett. in Wks. (1889) III. 163 I was damped by slipping one leg into a squashy hole.

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 12 335 A squashy knowe in an undrained quagmire.

1889 Longman's Mag. Aug. 379 Away we go again, floundering heavily through the squashy ground.

in extended use.1872 W. S. Gilbert in Tom Hood's Comic Ann. 84/2 We had a squashy walk over a pathless and furzy common.

3. Of the nature of a squash or squashing.

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1865 E. Burritt Walk to Land's End 284 That child..comes down..in a squashy concussion with its forehead against the floor.

1873 Spectator 23 Aug. 1069 Alongside of you comes up an oozy, squashy sound of the advancing tide.

4. Having a squashed or flattened look.

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the world > space > shape > condition of being broad in relation to thickness > [adjective] > made broad and flat > by pressure > having appearance of

compressed1668

squashy1895

1895 I. Zangwill Master ii. iv Matt pointed out that the eyes were wrong, that pupils should be round, not squashy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	squashy
释义	† squashyn. Etymology: Compare squash n.¹ 1. Obsolete. rare. (See quot. 1828.) ΚΠ 1828 Marly: Planter's Life in Jamaica 211 A very small pea denominated by the negroes, okra, a kind of what is called squashies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2021). squashyadj. Brit. /ˈskwɒʃi/, U.S. /ˈskwɔʃi/, /ˈskwɑʃi/ Etymology: < squash v.¹ or squash n.¹ 1. Of fruit, etc.: Having a soft or pulpy consistency; lacking in firmness. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > [adjective] > qualities of fruit mellow1440 mellowy?1440 chokely1578 gross1578 choky1597 racy1651 mealy1673 squashy1698 rusty-coat1782 the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > squashy squashy1698 squdgy1892 squashable1902 squeezy1971 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 130 Having gone near Fifty Miles without eating more than a few squashy Figs. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 182 The Fruit..squashy, of a better Relish than Smell. 1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. 478 The Ear [of wheat] was seemingly full and good; but it prov'd to be squashy, and had no Kernel. 1837 T. Hook Jack Brag III. v. 185 A squashy French pie, made by a Cowes confectioner. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Squashy, soft, pulpy, watery. Warw[ick]. 1883 E. J. Worboise Sissie (ed. 2) xix Squashy roly-poly pudding, with all the jam boiled out, and the water boiled in. figurative.1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. xv. 290 Them young gells are like th' unripe grain; they'll make good meal by-and-by, but they're squashy as yet. 2. Of ground, etc.: Soft with, full of, water; soaking, marshy. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [adjective] fen-lichc1000 fennyc1000 mooryOE marshya1382 marshlyc1410 moorisha1492 queachy?a1500 marish1549 plashya1552 foggy?1555 fen-like1561 undrained1573 fennish1577 boggy1587 paludious1595 wealy1601 marishy1607 snapy1607 uliginous1610 quagmiry1623 paludiate1632 boggish1633 pooly1652 swampy1661 spouty1677 gouty1686 pondy1687 morassy1699 sloppy1699 lairy17.. soggya1722 swampish1725 splashy1727 squashy1751 haggy1765 gaulty1784 slumpy1823 sumpy1824 paludine1852 paludic1854 paludinal1856 paludian1860 paludinous1866 paludal1871 paludial1875 morassic1893 muskeggy1894 swamped1899 1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Daventry The banks in it resemble those of ponds and canals, with a watry squashy ground betw. them. 1818 J. Keats Lett. in Wks. (1889) III. 163 I was damped by slipping one leg into a squashy hole. 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 12 335 A squashy knowe in an undrained quagmire. 1889 Longman's Mag. Aug. 379 Away we go again, floundering heavily through the squashy ground. in extended use.1872 W. S. Gilbert in Tom Hood's Comic Ann. 84/2 We had a squashy walk over a pathless and furzy common. 3. Of the nature of a squash or squashing. ΚΠ 1865 E. Burritt Walk to Land's End 284 That child..comes down..in a squashy concussion with its forehead against the floor. 1873 Spectator 23 Aug. 1069 Alongside of you comes up an oozy, squashy sound of the advancing tide. 4. Having a squashed or flattened look. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being broad in relation to thickness > [adjective] > made broad and flat > by pressure > having appearance of compressed1668 squashy1895 1895 I. Zangwill Master ii. iv Matt pointed out that the eyes were wrong, that pupils should be round, not squashy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828adj.1698
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† squashyn.

squashyadj.