Squishy

/ˈskwɪʃi/ · adjective

Meaning

(literally, of a physical material) Yielding easily to pressure; very soft..

Definitions by Sense

1. (literally, of a physical material) Yielding easily to pressure; very soft.
2. Subjective or vague.
3. Politically moderate.
4. Vulnerable to physical damage; having low hit points or defense.
5. Making a squish sound.
6. (colloquial) A squeezable stress reliever, especially one made of foam.
7. (slang) A term of endearment.

Example Sentences

The toy was soft and squishy, making it fun to squeeze.

The mud was squishy underfoot after the rainstorm.

I love how squishy the pillow is—it’s so comfortable to sleep on.

Bread is either cheap (soft, squishy supermarket loaves) or expensive (artisan bakery loaves).

How does the media love Twitter? Let us count the ways: as a tech platform practically indispensable to the work of newsgathering; as a metrics system designating clear numerical value to once-squishy concepts of popularity and esteem; as a gossip-fueled lunchroom of the elites more or less available for public participation; as an arena for duking out industry controversies ranging from #MeToo to opinions about opinion pages.

Yeah, I’m, like, freaking tissue paper here. Come get the mage, everyone. Pick on the poor squishy mage!

Telling your healers how well they kept people alive when a battle was difficult is important; or, what a great job your thief did in disarming the traps to get to the raid; clapping your warriors on their backs for maintaining aggro (i.e., keeping the monster targeting them rather than “squishy” mages) or applauding the sorcerers who unloaded incredible amounts of damage.

What this tells us is that, against PCs equipped to confront a drow shadowblade, a single round's Multiattack is unlikely to deliver a one-hit kill – not unless the target is a squishy wizard or sorcerer.

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• squishier
• squishiest
• squishie
• squishies

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