1. the quality or state of being soft and pulpy
2. excessive sentimentality or emotional display
Usage: informal

Examples

• The mushiness of the overripe banana made it perfect for baking bread.
• After sitting in the rain, the cardboard box had lost all structure due to mushiness.
• She couldn’t stand the mushiness of romantic comedies and preferred action films.
• The mushiness of his apology seemed insincere to his friends.
• The vegetables’ mushiness indicated they had been overcooked.
• Critics dismissed the novel’s emotional mushiness as manipulative.
• The mushiness of the wet soil made walking difficult.