squishy

adjective

ˈskwi-shē How to pronounce squishy (audio)
squishier; squishiest
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1
: being soft, yielding, and usually damp
The ground was wet and squishy.
2
: not firm, steady, or fixed : soft: such as
a
: lenient sense 1
To skeptics, all such talk may seem … squishy. For decades, CEOs … prized toughness above all.—Geoff Colvin
b
: imprecise
squishy estimates
squishiness noun

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The ground was wet and squishy. those are awfully squishy estimates for the final cost of a new football stadium
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Legally, things are still a little squishy. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 June 2026 Feel the Rind A ripe melon should feel firm when pressed, but not rock hard or squishy. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026 Wallis’ record is squishy in the way his former boss Chad Mayes was, which is no doubt necessitated by the nature of a purple district. — Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 19 June 2026 This squishy honor of a marshmallow doesn’t even require devouring it—the indicator that psychologists took as the signal of its depleted future life. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for squishy

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of squishy was circa 1847

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“Squishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squishy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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squishy

adjective
ˈskwish-ē How to pronounce squishy (audio)
squishier; squishiest
: being soft, yielding, and damp
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