mushiness

The characteristic of being mushy.

Noun

  1. The characteristic of being mushy.
    • I chose it by default: The mushiness seemed less offensive than the near unchewability of the other three. All the cooked meat was overcooked, making judgments difficult if not impossible. The veal chops should have...

Origin

Etymology tree English mushy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English mushiness From mushy + -ness.