squashiness

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squash·y

(skwŏsh′ē, skwô′shē)

adj. squash·i·er, squash·i·est

1. Easily squashed.

2. Overripe and soft; pulpy.

3. Boggy; marshy: squashy ground.

squash′i·ly adv.

squash′i·ness n.

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