Definitions of mushiness
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a mushy pulpy softness
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falsely emotional in a maudlin way
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synonyms:
drippiness, mawkishness, sentimentality, sloppiness, soupiness
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types:
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corn
something sentimental or trite
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schmaltz, schmalz, shmaltz
(Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
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sentimentalism
a predilection for sentimentality
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type of:
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emotionalism, emotionality
emotional nature or quality
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corn
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