Squishy vs. Squashy

(of an object or substance) Yielding easily to pressure; very soft; especially, soft and wet, as mud.

Used as a term of endearment.

(informal) Subjective or vague.

Politically moderate.

resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility;

Example: ‘spongy bread’;

Easily squashed when pressed.

Example: ‘a squashy tomato’;

Resembling a bog or marsh underfoot.

Easily squashed; soft.

resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility;

Example: ‘spongy bread’;