squashy

squashy
squashily, adv.squashiness, n.
/skwosh"ee, skwaw"shee/, adj., squashier, squashiest.
1. easily squashed; pulpy.
2. soft and wet, as the ground after rain.
3. having a squashed appearance.
[1690-1700; SQUASH1 + -Y1]

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