squashy

English

Etymology tree

English squash

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English squashy

From squash + -y.

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squashy (comparative squashier, superlative squashiest)

Easily squashed when pressed.
a squashy tomato
- 1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 105:
  It was a typical bachelor's study, comfortable and old fashioned, with squashy armchairs and an old desk piled high with papers.
Resembling a bog or marsh underfoot.
Resembling a squash.
- 2014, Deborah Madison, The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone‎^[1], Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed, →ISBN, page 190:
  Some might describe yellow squash as bland but others would say not. It's delicate and definitely squashy, but in this recipe, the saffron, basil, and umami boost from nutritional yeast make it something to reckon with.