Squashy

Italian popular literature exudes sentiment; and the sale of "squashy" fiction in England is said to be threatened only by an occasional importation of an American "best-seller." ❋ Henry Seidel Canby (1919)

This sentimentalizing of reality is far more dangerous than the romantic sentimentalizing of the "squashy" variety. ❋ Henry Seidel Canby (1919)

But the bowls were still deplorably full, though the milk was no longer steaming, and the little squares of bread had lost their neat shape, and were all "squashy" together, when Duke threw down his spoon in despair. ❋ Mrs. Molesworth (1880)

Badminton derives from the name of the estate in Gloucestershire where the game was first played in England; tennis stems from tenetz, an old form of tenez, from French tenir ` to hold '; and squash, according to scholars, probably grew out of the "squashy" sound which the original soft ball made against the wall of the court. ❋ Unknown (1992)

"squashy" custard apple, disregarding the bananas. ❋ Louis Becke (1884)

The jars, filled with sugar, gin and fruit, need turning regularly until the sugar has dissolved, then tucking away in a dark corner for a couple of months while the magic gets to work.sloes or damsons 900g, washed and picked oversugar 700ggin around 1.5 litres Wipe the damsons, discarding any that are squashy or bruised. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Revolver is a spacious lounge in the heart of downtown Scottsdale: wood floors, squashy sofas, vaguely Western. ❋ Monica Hesse (2010)

What will Slovenians think as they bite into their first Subway sandwiches, made with comparatively soulless and squashy bread? ❋ Anneli Rufus (2011)

If ITV1 permitted Angie to carry a gun she would probably have peppered the running machine with bullets before placing it to Paddy's squashy forehead to augment her point. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Watching the little ones charging about on the beach while I brewed tea and made squashy sandwiches gave me a feeling of happiness and warmth beyond measure. ❋ Unknown (2011)

ITV's new weight-loss gameshow has to be cruel to be kind but does it really need a fitness instructor who'd gladly hold a gun to our squashy heads? ❋ Unknown (2011)

With his big squashy slippers propped on the footstool and the TV news whispering, Taylor was so comfortable he felt a little guilty. ❋ William Doreski (2011)

There would be many squashy cushions and a cosy quilt. ❋ Nalini Singh (2009)

I think that VLC appeals to people precisely because it is not overly endowed with squashy buttons and flash graphics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Buy squashy or boxy—it doesn't matter, but clutch it close, don't shoulder it. ❋ Tina Gaudoin (2011)

Banana peeling yellow skin mushy, squashy, slimy, thin throw the peel away ❋ Unknown (2010)

I took my treat and crashed down in the squashy armchair in front of my computer, and against my better judgement began to scour the internet for the bar girl who made me feel like a hooker. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As I opened the double gates into a courtyard at the end of a narrow track, my first impression was of cushions – long, flat ones to lie on, squashy ones on benches carved from the smooth walls, and soft ones lying plumped in a white hammock strung between the arches of the terrace. ❋ Samantha Weinberg (2010)

It looked that squashy and comfortable, so it did. ❋ Unknown (2008)